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chopping block

noun

  1. a thick, often large block of wood on which meat, vegetables, etc., are placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopping block1

First recorded in 1695–1705
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That’s because many of the scientific projects on the chopping block provide knowledge needed to advance those goals.

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Also on the chopping block is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which provides the major funding for state and local naloxone distribution and drug treatment programs.

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“They're able to have more viability because it's always the same thing every year — something always ends up on the chopping block.”

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Trump has put many things on his chopping block of late, including our system of checks and balances, civil rights, the economy and far too many cultural touchstones.

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Jack in the Box, founded in 1951 in San Diego, uses maraschino cherries and has a Fanta strawberry beverage that contains red No. 40 — an ingredient on the chopping block next year.

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