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chopping block
noun
a thick, often large block of wood on which meat, vegetables, etc., are placed for cutting, trimming, chopping, and the like.
Word History and Origins
Origin of chopping block1
Example Sentences
That’s because many of the scientific projects on the chopping block provide knowledge needed to advance those goals.
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.
“They're able to have more viability because it's always the same thing every year — something always ends up on the chopping block.”
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.
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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