chopping block
noun/ˈtʃɒpɪŋ blɒk/
/ˈtʃɑːpɪŋ blɑːk/
Idioms - a thick wooden board or block for cutting food or wood on
enlarge image砧板；切菜板；劈木墩 - (in the past) a block of wood on which a person's head was cut off as a punishment
砧板：砍掉一个人的头作为惩罚的一块木头
Idioms
on the chopping block
- likely to be officially stopped or cancelled suddenly; likely to lose your job or position suddenly
砧板：可能被正式停止或突然取消；可能突然失去工作或职位 - The social pain will be enormous. On the chopping block will be schools and teachers, libraries, parks and health programmes.
社会痛苦将是巨大的。学校、教师、图书馆、公园和健康项目都将受到影响。 - Six senators are on the chopping block.
六名参议员即将被裁。 - I'm not going to put my head on the chopping block (= risk my job or position)!
我不会把我的头放在砧板上（=拿我的工作或职位冒险）！
- The social pain will be enormous. On the chopping block will be schools and teachers, libraries, parks and health programmes.