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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But people at the protest — organized primarily by Democracy Action Network, a pro-democracy organization founded last year — said the programs on the chopping block are far from wasteful.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), a small but long-running program in the U.S. Treasury that helps finance small businesses in underserved communities, is on the chopping block.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
As Musk looks to streamline government spending with DOGE, analysts speculate that the program could be on the chopping block.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Now that many of those policies are on the chopping block, the airline’s offerings are more in line with other carriers.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), a small but long-running program in the U.S. Treasury that helps finance small businesses in underserved communities, is on the chopping block.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
As Musk looks to streamline government spending with DOGE, analysts speculate that the program could be on the chopping block.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Now that many of those policies are on the chopping block, the airline’s offerings are more in line with other carriers.
—Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.
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