on the chopping block
idiom
informal
: likely to be fired, removed, or eliminated, etc.
There were several government programs on the chopping block.
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In the Trump era, with university research on the chopping block, some professors have become part-time fundraisers for the sake of science.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Twenty-one mature Yoshino cherry trees along Riverfront Park were literally on the chopping block in March 2019 to make room for a temporary NFL Draft stage.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
Canceling many of these missions (there are 41 on the chopping block) also poses risks to national security, the nation's ability to track natural disasters, as well as America's overall dominance in space, scientists have said.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 July 2025
Whenever consumers cut back, spending on eating out and alcoholic drinks is usually first on the chopping block.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Twenty-one mature Yoshino cherry trees along Riverfront Park were literally on the chopping block in March 2019 to make room for a temporary NFL Draft stage.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 19 July 2025
Canceling many of these missions (there are 41 on the chopping block) also poses risks to national security, the nation's ability to track natural disasters, as well as America's overall dominance in space, scientists have said.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 July 2025
Whenever consumers cut back, spending on eating out and alcoholic drinks is usually first on the chopping block.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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“On the chopping block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20chopping%20block. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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