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on the block |
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on the block 1. Lit. on a city or suburban block. John is the biggest kid on the block. We had a party on the block last weekend. 2. on sale at auction; on the auction block. We couldn't afford to keep up the house, so it was put on the block to pay the taxes. That's the finest painting I've ever seen on the block. See also: block on the block (American) if something is on the block, it is for sale, especially at an auction (= a sale where the person who offers most money for something can buy it) The best pieces of furniture from the old mansion are going on the block next month. The Seattle radio station has been on the block for a year with no offers to buy it. See also: block on the block for sale The radio station has been on the block for a year, but no one seems to want to buy it. Etymology: based on the auction block (the surface from which a public sale of goods or property to the person willing to pay the most happens) See also: block How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When all the Counselors and Courtiers had assembled--and these seemed to include most of the inhabitants of the kingdom--the King rapped on the block for order and said: he said, and taking up the axe with his right hand he laid the forefinger of his left hand on the block, swung the axe, and struck with it below the second joint. |
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