on the chopping block

常见例句

Seven fire companies and several city swimming pools are on the chopping block.
七家消防公司和幾個市內遊泳館已經被搬上了砧板。
This makes it troubling that many cities and states, struggling to make up budget shortfalls, have put schools on the chopping block.
很多疲於應對預算減少的城市和州已把學校列入犧牲對象，這著實令人擔憂。
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.
國會一個高級委員會必須在11月23日之前就1.2萬億美元的開支削減達成一致，否則，國防預算就無法通過。

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