English Dictionary

chopping block

noun

A wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food etc. / (historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.

The butcher placed the meat on the chopping block.

意味（1）

A wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food etc.

意味（2）

(historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.

意味（3）

(by extension) A dangerous predicament or situation.

Jim really put his head on the chopping block when he started flirting with the boss's daughter.

意味（4）

A situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination.