to put one's head on the block

  • 1put one's head on the block — (informal) To stick one s neck out, run the risk of censure, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * put (or lay) one s head (or neck) on the block informal put one s standing or reputation at risk by proceeding with a particular course of action… …

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  • 2put one's head on the block — ► put one s head (or neck) on the block informal put one s standing or reputation at risk. Main Entry: ↑block …

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  • 3put one's neck on the block — ► put one s head (or neck) on the block informal put one s standing or reputation at risk. Main Entry: ↑block …

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  • 4put one's head (or neck) on the block — informal put one s standing or reputation at risk by proceeding with an action. → block …

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  • 5block — ► NOUN 1) a large solid piece of material with flat surfaces on each side. 2) chiefly Brit. a large single building subdivided into separate flats or offices. 3) a group of buildings bounded by four streets. 4) a large quantity of things regarded …

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  • 6block — block1 W2S2 [blɔk US bla:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(solid material)¦ 2¦(streets/area)¦ 3¦(large building)¦ 4¦(quantity of things)¦ 5 block booking/voting 6¦(inability to think)¦ 7¦(stopping movement)¦ 8¦(punishment)¦ 9 put your he …

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  • 7block — noun 1》 a large solid piece of hard material with flat surfaces on each side.     ↘a starting block.     ↘Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric.     ↘a head shaped mould used for shaping hats or wigs. 2》 Brit …

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  • 8block — [[t]blɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ blocks, blocking, blocked 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them. ...blocks of council flats. ...a white painted apartment block. 2) N COUNT A block in a town is an… …

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  • 9block — 1 noun (C) 1 SOLID MASS a solid mass of hard material such as wood or stone with straight sides (+ of): a block of ice 2 STREET/STREETS a) AmE the distance along a city street from where one street crosses it to the next: It s three blocks to the …

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