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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How many more jobs would be on the chopping block?
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Next on the chopping block is the Outlook Lite app.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Another mission on the chopping block is Juno, the world's only spacecraft currently at Jupiter.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet federal funding for state, tribal and private forest management is on the chopping block.
—Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Next on the chopping block is the Outlook Lite app.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Another mission on the chopping block is Juno, the world's only spacecraft currently at Jupiter.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet federal funding for state, tribal and private forest management is on the chopping block.
—Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the chopping block
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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