on the chopping block

idiom

informal

: likely to be fired, removed, or eliminated, etc.

There were several government programs on the chopping block.

Examples of on the chopping block in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While some student loan forgiveness programs are threatened by the current administration, there are many types of IDRs, and not all of them are on the chopping block. —Brian Boswell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered the bad news last week to a room full of activists in South Los Angeles: With the city in financial trouble, jobs were on the chopping block. —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

Also on the chopping block are cultural institutions that have dared to embrace any programs or offerings that fall under his nebulous and ever-expanding definitions of DEI, as well as institutions that don’t sufficiently toe the line. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025

Conditioner, my non-negotiable, was suddenly on the chopping block. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for on the chopping block

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• isopach
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
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• beanstalk