go on the block

go on the block

To make something available for purchase. The "block" in this phrase is the "auction block," the platform that an auctioneer stands on to sell something. If my jewelry goes on the block after I die, I'll come back and haunt all of you! Some of our most valuable possessions went on the block as we attempted to pay off my husband's medical debt. That famous musician's entire guitar collection will go on the block this summer. If only I had a few million dollars laying around!

See also: block, go, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

go on the block

Fig. [for something] to go up for auction; [for something] to be placed on the auction block. Our farm went on the block last week. Got a good price. When this painting goes on the block, I hope I get a lot for it.

See also: block, go, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

go on the block

To be offered for sale.

See also: block, go, on

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.