See chocks away on Wiktionary
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"A command to remove an aeroplane's chocks in preparation for imminent take-off."
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"ref": "2014, Lars Iyer, Wittgenstein Jr:",
"text": "Saying goodbye like World War II fighter pilots. Well, this is it, old man. Cheerio, old chap. Take care now. Goodbye, old sock. Toodleoo, old thing. Chocks away, groover. Chin-chin, old pal! Goodbye for six weeks, until the new term in January.",
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