on the chopping block

基本解釋

Seven fire companies and several city swimming pools are on the chopping block.
七家消防公司和幾個(gè)市內(nèi)游泳館已經(jīng)被搬上了砧板。
This makes it troubling that many cities and states, struggling to make up budget shortfalls, have put schools on the chopping block.
很多疲于應(yīng)對(duì)預(yù)算減少的城市和州已把學(xué)校列入犧牲對(duì)象，這著實(shí)令人擔(dān)憂。
A congressional supercommittee needs to agree on $1.2 trillion worth of spending cuts by November 23 or else the defense budget will be on the chopping block.
國(guó)會(huì)一個(gè)高級(jí)委員會(huì)必須在11月23日之前就1.2萬(wàn)億美元的開支削減達(dá)成一致，否則，國(guó)防預(yù)算就無(wú)法通過(guò)。

And on the chopping block they will be if President Obama has his way.
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