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knock one's block off

[knock one's block off] {v. phr.}, {slang} To hit someone very hard; beat someone up. * /Stay out of my yard or I'll knock your block off./ * /Jim will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chip off the old block

[chip off the old block] {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the block

[on the block] {adj. phr.} To be sold; for sale. * /The vacant house was on the block./ * /Young cattle are grown and sent to market to be placed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

writers block

[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. * /One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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