on the block

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.

Example Sentences

“We’re kind of the new kids on the block,” coach Jon Ellinghouse said.

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If I had the time, I’d be the first one to go to a New Kids on the Block concert.

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Gsell has been inundated with offers by homeowners and businesses hoping to have the biggest lawn decoration on the block.

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Amazon is the new kid on the block, with 67 NBA games exclusively on the Prime Video streaming platform starting with a doubleheader Friday.

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Real-estate agents meticulously assemble the land on the block but cannot obtain the corner plot on which St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Manhattan is situated.

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