on the block

Idioms  

1. . Offer for sale, as in These paintings will all be put on the block . This usage alludes to the auction block, the platform from which the auctioneer sells, so called since the mid-1800s.

2. put one's head on the block . Take a great risk, make oneself vulnerable, as in I'm not going to put my head on the block just to save her reputation . This usage alludes to the executioner's block, on which victims are beheaded, so called since the mid-1500s.

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Example Sentences

There’s also the new kid on the block.

From MarketWatch

West Africa is like the new kid on the block.

From BBC

The Winstons’ mailbox was one of the fancier ones on the block.

From Literature

"I was more nervous than maybe I'd realised for the first run and I felt a little bit like jelly on the block," she said.

From BBC

I don’t want to get into a situation where my snowblower is used by everyone on the block.

From MarketWatch