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on the block
put or go on the block . 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.
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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Deputies arrived on the block around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and evacuated nearby residences or instructed neighbors to shelter in place.
In fact he told me he was one of Ozturk’s neighbors, and he felt like her disappearance was an attack on the block he’s lived on his whole life: “There were immigrants in every house, it’s what made the neighborhood worth living in.”
He added: "We are the new kids on the block, we've got some bold policies that can turn around the Scottish economy."
The familiarity makes him feel safe on the block, Ruffin said, “and protective of it.”
But by the late '80s, pop stars like Diana Ross, New Kids on the Block, and Neil Diamond started appearing, gradually shifting the halftime show’s focus.
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