chopping block

Noun

Meaning

a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pigeon patsy goat chump sacrifice fool scapegoat dupe boob fall guy hot seat butcher block cutting board carving knife butcher's table

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Antonyms

haven security advantage solution protection safety

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Hypernyms

block

Examples

Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block. Annie Dillard

At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block. I was 19... and it was devastating. Katy Perry

The problem with TV now is that there's so much competition, that you're always on the chopping block. Elisha Cuthbert

Also on the chopping block in Season 16 were Meredith and Andrew DeLuca, who broke up seemingly for good after Andrew began to experience worrying symptoms of bipolar disorder. Source: Internet

Another store in the Oakdale Mall could be on the chopping block as its parent company announces plans to close 100 stores by 2022. Source: Internet

Mayor Drew Dilkens is ratcheting up the fight to save Windsor’s air traffic control tower from the chopping block and prevent the “widespread economic damage” that would follow. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

choppiness chopping chopping and changing chopping board chopping knife chopping log