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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However, on the chopping block is $880 billion over the next decade to the committee that handles Medicaid, and $230 billion to the agriculture committee, which funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.
—Emily Davies and Hannah Natanson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Democrats have expressed concern that Medicaid could be on the chopping block under the new budget plans, but some Republicans have been adamant that the social program will remain.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Four Pittsburgh-area branches could be on the chopping block: Beaver, Greater Allegheny, Fayette and New Kensington.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
But the contracts on the chopping block also helped cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.
—Emily Davies and Hannah Natanson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Democrats have expressed concern that Medicaid could be on the chopping block under the new budget plans, but some Republicans have been adamant that the social program will remain.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Four Pittsburgh-area branches could be on the chopping block: Beaver, Greater Allegheny, Fayette and New Kensington.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 26 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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