Definition of chopping block

chopping blocknoun

thớt chặt

/ˈtʃɒpɪŋ blɒk//ˈtʃɑːpɪŋ blɑːk/

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a thick wooden board or block for cutting food or wood on

Related words and phrases

a block of wood on which a person's head was cut off as a punishment

Idioms

on the chopping block
likely to be officially stopped or cancelled suddenly; likely to lose your job or position suddenly
  • The social pain will be enormous. On the chopping block will be schools and teachers, libraries, parks and health programmes.
  • Six senators are on the chopping block.
  • I'm not going to put my head on the chopping block (= risk my job or position)!