chopping block

collocation in English

meaningsofchopandblock

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chop
noun[C]
uk
/tʃɒp/us
/tʃɑːp/
a small piece of meat with a bone still ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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(Definition ofchopandblockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A second visit two weeks later revealed three metal trays, achoppingblockand a table outside the shop.
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One is led to believe that such problems are widespread, but most people are unwilling to put their heads on thechoppingblock.
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We are patting them on the back, calling them our friends and leading them to thechoppingblock.
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The poor motorist will have to put his head on thechoppingblockyet again.
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They do not want to use it as achoppingblock, or as a kind of trial horse.
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It is a major national tragedy that we are now putting the whole of industry on thechoppingblockto be torn over doctrinally.
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Achoppingblockhas to be made of good, hard wood.
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However, what happened does nothing to dispel the widespread feeling offshore that to become a safety representative is to put one's head on thechoppingblock.
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In the circumstances of today—that is, of falling resources in real terms—institutions cannot be expected to volunteer for their own decline or for thechoppingblock.
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The test will be the public interest in the political sense, and whatever the chairman does he will therefore put his neck on the politicalchoppingblock.
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The communion table was used as achoppingblockalthough its surface was later restored.
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Traditionally, it has always had achoppingblockwork table in the centre that is 14ft m long, convert wide and 5 in thick.
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In almost every home, red pepper, spices, tahini,choppingblockand pastry board can be found.
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Libbey was also considered for closure, but survived thechoppingblock.
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Overall, a lot of people were on thechoppingblock.
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I thought he completely revived us and saved us from thechoppingblockall those years ago.
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In addition, teachers who are eligible for retirement or those who have previously retired and are working under contract may be next on thechoppingblock.
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This docket, for the first time, made demolition permit activity available to the public and was published online to give residents real time access to addresses on thechoppingblock.
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