意味: a chip of the old block

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a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a mental block

a problem with learning a subject or concept I have a mental block when I try to do algebra. I can't think.

chip off the old block

(See a chip off the old block)

mental block

(See a mental block)

new kid on the block

new person in the office or in the class etc. I'm the new kid on the block. I come from Portugal.

on the block

to be sold, for sale Our house has been on the block for over a month now.

stumbling block

obstacle, problem A strip of land is in the way of peace. It is the stumbling block.

writer's block

being unable to think of something to write I told the teacher I couldn't do the paper because of writer's block.

been around the block

sexually experienced; promiscuous:"That chick's been around the block a few times too many!"

block

see been around the block

cock block

to prevent someone from getting sexual intercourse

do your block

Australian and New Zealand slang for to become angry

block in

1．enclose with blocks；surround 堵塞；包围
The space has been blocked in．这块场地被堵塞了。
The harbour was completely blocked in by heavy masses of ice．港口为大量冰块所封冻。
The car has been blocked in by all those lorries．这辆小车被那些卡车堵住了。
2．make a rough sketch or plan of the general arrangement（of objects in a drawing，etc．）画略图；草拟计划
The draughtsman rapidly blocked in his idea．制图员很快把他的计划画出草图。
They have blocked in a plan for their wheat production next year．他们已为下年度的小麦生产拟订了一份计划。

block out

1．mark out in blocks标示街区
The area has been blocked out，and building will begin soon．这个地区的建筑图纸已经画好，不久就要施工。
2．stop from getting through阻止通过
That wall blocks out all the light．那堵墙挡住全部光线。
3．stretch out roughly without details；plan画出…的草图；写出…提纲
He's blocked out an outline for his essay．他已经写好了论文提纲。

block up

fill up；close up积满；堵塞
This pipe is blocked up；there is a piece of wool in it．这根管子被堵塞了，有一片毛织物在里面。
The traffic is very heavy，and has begun to block up the streets．交通极为繁忙，街道开始堵塞了。

put one's head on the block for

Idiom(s): put one's head on the block (for sb or sth)

Theme: RESPONSIBILITY

to take great risks for someone or something; to go to a lot of trouble or difficulty for someone or something; to attempt to gain favor for someone or something.
• I don't know why I should put my head on the block for Joan. What has she ever done for me?
• Sally tried to get me to put in a good word about her with the boss. You know, tell the boss what a great worker she is and how smart she is. The last time I put my head on the block for anyone, it all backfired, and when the person goofed up, I looked like an idiot!

knock one's block off

Idiom(s): knock one's block off

Theme: ATTACK

to strike someone hard, especially in the head. (Slang.)
• If you touch me again, I'll knock your block off.
• John punched Bob so hard that he almost knocked his block off.

block off

Separate using a barrier.
" The area was blocked off during the demonstration."

Head on the block

If someone's head is on the block, they are going to be held responsible and suffer the consequences for something that has gone wrong.

Knock your block off

To punch someone in the face Eg The next time you do something like that I'm going to "knock your block off".

Right out of the blocks

This means immediately; at the very beginning. It describes a sprinter blasting out of the starting blocks at the beginning of a short distance race (e.g., 100-yard dash, 50-yard dash).

blockhead

n., informal An unusually dense, or stupid person whose head is therefore exaggeratedly compared to a solid block of wood. Joe is such a blockhead that he flunked every course as a freshman.

chip off the old block|block|chip|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 father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block.

knock one's block off|block|knock|knock 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 knock your block off if he catches you riding his bike.

on the block|block|on

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 on the block.

writer's block|block|writer

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 writer's block that may last a shorter or a longer time. They say that the reason for Ernest Hemingway's suicide was a severe and seemingly endless writer's block.

blockade

blockade
run the blockade
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to go past or through a blockade

knock someone's block off

knock someone's block off
Beat up someone, as in If he doesn't leave at once, I'll knock his block off. This hyperbolic term employs block in the sense of “head,” a usage dating from the 1600s. The idiom, however, dates only from about 1900. Also see beat the living daylights out of.

put one's head on the block

put one's head on the block
see on the block, def. 2.