Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
chopping block (figurative)
Arabic translation:
تحت المطرقة
Added to glossary by
Ghada Samir
Feb 20, 2009 18:08
15 yrs ago
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English term
chopping block
English to Arabic
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Many of the foreign bankers who flocked there to escape the downturns in London and New York may now find themselves on the chopping block.
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"Chopping block" is a board made of wood or plastic for cutting meat or vegetables on.
Here the term is used figuratively, do have any figurative phrase in mind??
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"Chopping block" is a board made of wood or plastic for cutting meat or vegetables on.
Here the term is used figuratively, do have any figurative phrase in mind??
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
5 | تحت المطرقة | Ghada Samir |
4 | في مهب الريح | Shazly |
3 | تحت المقصلة/ على حافة الهاوية/ على حافة السكين/ في مأزق حرج | Mohamed Elsayed |
1 | بكرة المفرمة/المفرمة | Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb |
Change log
Feb 21, 2009 09:52: Ghada Samir changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/849163">Basel Jbaily's</a> old entry - "chopping block (figurative)"" to "" تحت المطرقة""
Proposed translations
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تحت المطرقة
تحت المطرقة
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15 mins
تحت المقصلة/ على حافة الهاوية/ على حافة السكين/ في مأزق حرج
تحت المقصلة/ على حافة الهاوية/ على حافة السكين/ في مأزق حرج
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بكرة المفرمة/المفرمة
بكرة المفرمة/المفرمة
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-02-20 21:41:20 GMT)
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كتلة التقطيع الخشبية التي يقطع عليها الجزار اللحم
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chopping block
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-02-20 21:41:20 GMT)
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كتلة التقطيع الخشبية التي يقطع عليها الجزار اللحم
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chopping block
3 hrs
في مهب الريح
a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination <government programs on the chopping block>
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