What is the meaning of "face the axe" in these sentences?
Two schools are facing the axe.
Those two workers are facing the axe.

Question

What is the meaning of "face the axe" in these sentences?
Two schools are facing the axe.
Those two workers are facing the axe.

Answer

Once upon a time, people lost their heads to an executioner with a terrifying axe. (Check out Google images for "executioner's axe.") So, "to face the axe" means basically "to die." For a school, that would mean to go out of business. For an employee, it would mean losing his or her job.

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I think, it means someone is fired or lost their jobs.
For the schools, I think it means the school has to be closed/shutdown.

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