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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The cost of childcare is more than a mortgage in almost every state, and fundamental rights have been on the chopping block.
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Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.
—Dan Gearino, Wired News, 31 May 2025
Roughly $510 million in funds for Brown University could also be on the chopping block, a White House official told The Associated Press April 3, due to allegations of antisemitism at the school.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Health care expansions on the chopping block On Friday, some Assembly measures that would have expanded health care services for Californians met their fate.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.
—Dan Gearino, Wired News, 31 May 2025
Roughly $510 million in funds for Brown University could also be on the chopping block, a White House official told The Associated Press April 3, due to allegations of antisemitism at the school.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Health care expansions on the chopping block On Friday, some Assembly measures that would have expanded health care services for Californians met their fate.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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