chopping block

English

Noun

chopping block (plural chopping blocks)

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

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

Translations

a wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food

• Bashkir: бүкән (bükən)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἐπίξηνον n (epíxēnon)

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• Irish: ceap búistéara m
• Thai: เขียง (th) (kǐiang)

a block of wood people place their heads on prior to beheading

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἐπίξηνον n (epíxēnon)

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See also

• chopping board