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 next time the Democrats control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, the filibuster could very well be on the chopping block.
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Thomas Koenig, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
All of the above Sunnyvale homeless shelter at center of discrimination allegations gets new operator
Walters: California homelessness funding is on the chopping block.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Without a dramatic change in our revenue growth, many of the programs the Council is championing this year will be on the chopping block in a few short months.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
But still on the chopping block is a push for immigrant family engagement, as tens of thousands of parents with limited English skills seek asylum in New York.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
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Thomas Koenig, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
All of the above Sunnyvale homeless shelter at center of discrimination allegations gets new operator
Walters: California homelessness funding is on the chopping block.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Without a dramatic change in our revenue growth, many of the programs the Council is championing this year will be on the chopping block in a few short months.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
But still on the chopping block is a push for immigrant family engagement, as tens of thousands of parents with limited English skills seek asylum in New York.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
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