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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Related Articles California homelessness funding is on the chopping block. —Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 6 June 2024

Even this year, Mavericks fans wanted him on the chopping block after Dallas followed up last season’s lottery campaign with a mediocre start. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024

If this third budget fails, transportation, sports, and music programs could be on the chopping block. —Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024

That could leave important programs like individual financial aid or reimbursements for governments cleaning up storm debris on the chopping block. —Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

Thirty-six of the office’s 98 investigators are funded by grants tied to specific enforcement, such as retail theft, so the 20 employees on the chopping block would come from the 62 investigators paid though the county’s general fund. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024

Unions, worker safety laws, and even minimum wage laws will all be on the chopping block (not to mention Social Security and Medicare). —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024

The least favorite was David’s, putting him on the chopping block for elimination. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024

Products on the chopping block include life-saving therapies and quantum computers. —Andrei Iancu, Orange County Register, 1 Apr. 2024