being considered for elimination or discontinuation
рассматривается для исключения или прекращения (rassmatrivaetsya dlya iskljucheniya ili prekrashheniya)
"Due to budget cuts, several research projects are now on the cutting block."
"Из-за сокращений бюджета несколько исследовательских проектов теперь находятся под угрозой закрытия." (Iz-za sokrashhenij byudzheta neskol'ko issledovatelskikh proyektov teper' nakhodyatsya pod ugrozoy zakrytiya.)
to end up in a particular situation
a shy person who avoids social activities
to cry very hard due to sadness
to be eager or impatient to do something
to not worry about something until it happens
to learn by making mistakes or through difficult experiences