How To Use Chopping block In A Sentence

He showed us to the kitchen and introduced us to a tall, flame-haired woman with a knife in her hand and a half-cut onion on the chopping block before her. Deadly
If Raising Malawi were a publicly-listed corporation and this level of mismanagement occurred, you would hear the hallowing cries from your shareholders demanding your head on the chopping block. Corrin Varady: Madonna, This Ain't Showbiz
Power of Veto competition and removed himself from the chopping block, resulting in Brendon nominating Matt -- who had been responsible for the eviction of Brendon's "showmance" girlfriend Reality TV World: Reality TV News
As one juror remarked, this space, with its stone walls, beamed ceiling, and antique maple chopping block, brings a South American estancia to mind.
What I think would be best personally, is a moratorium on all new coal plants – we have enough of them to deal with. (besides, so many plans for new coal plants have gone to the chopping block anyway) Wonk Room » Climate Equity Alliance Establishes Principles For Green Economic Reform

I think a tumbrel remark is either one you make in a tumbrel on your way to the guillotine cause a tumbrel is the wagon that carried French aristocrats to the chopping block or it's the type of remark that could lead to people wanting to put you in a tumbrel, as in "let them eat cake. Christopher Hitchens "can tell the difference between a true tumbrel remark and a false one."
All you really need is a couple of pans, a frying pan, a roasting tray, a couple of chopping blocks and a few decent knives.
Obama has gestured right by appointing centrists to top positions and embracing a pro-business rhetoric decrying regulatory excess, but also appeased the Democratic base by wisely rejecting calls to put Social Security on the chopping block. Robert Kuttner: Fatal Triangles
An old tree trunk is useful as an improvised chopping block. Times, Sunday Times
Here's an easy way to peel the parchment skin from garlic: Place the clove on a chopping block and slice off the root end.
How quickly can you persuade the media to put their heads on the chopping block for me, I honestly can't wait. THE SCAR
Before a term begins, new towels replace old ones and the outer layer of a chopping block is planed down.
The knife was stuck on the chopping block but she pulled it out with a jerk.
The knife was stuck on the chopping block but she pulled it out with a jerk.