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91license block — see under ↑block • • • Main Entry: ↑licence …
92measured block — noun (printing) A block of text of a fixed number of lines • • • Main Entry: ↑measure …
93process block — noun A photomechanically made block for printing a picture • • • Main Entry: ↑process …
94upping-block — uppˈing block, uppˈing stock or uppˈing stone noun A mounting block • • • Main Entry: ↑up …
95be a chip off the old block — informal phrase to look or behave like one of your parents Jimmy was a chip off the old block with his grey eyes and his dad’s smile. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: chip …
96the new kid on the block — informal a newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity, typically someone who has yet to prove themselves * * * a/the ˌnew kid on the ˈblock idiom (informal) a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc • Despite his six years in …
97knock someone's head/block off — informal : to hit someone very hard I m so angry I d like to knock his block off. • • • Main Entry: ↑knock …
98a new kid on the block — a/the ˌnew kid on the ˈblock idiom (informal) a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc • Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block. Main entry: ↑newidiom …
99lay your head on the block — put/lay your head/neck on the block idiom to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying sth • It s not a matter that I m prepared to put my head on the block for. Main entry: ↑blockidiom …
100lay your neck on the block — put/lay your head/neck on the block idiom to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying sth • It s not a matter that I m prepared to put my head on the block for. Main entry: ↑blockidiom …