I wanted to go on holiday with Maria, but she put a block on that plan.
English dictionary. 2014.
put a block on something — british put the blocks on something phrase to stop someone from doing something, or to stop something from happening I wanted to go on holiday with Maria, but she put a block on that plan. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to… … Useful english dictionary
put the blocks on something — put a block on something or put the blocks on something British to stop someone from doing something, or to stop something from happening I wanted to go on holiday with Maria, but she put a block on that plan … English dictionary
block — I UK [blɒk] / US [blɑk] noun [countable] Word forms block : singular block plural blocks *** 1) a) a large building with a lot of different levels There s a flat available in the block where I live. an apartment/office/high rise block block of… … English dictionary
block — [[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… … English dictionary
block — Large quantity of stock or large dollar amount of bonds held or traded. As a rule of thumb, 10,000 shares or more of stock and $200,000 or more worth of bonds would be described as a block. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A large amount of shares … Financial and business terms
block out — verb 1. plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑lay out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. prevent from entering block out the strong… … Useful english dictionary
put your head on the block — put your head/neck/on the block phrase to take a risk by doing or saying something that might damage your reputation, make people criticize you etc Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: block * * * put/lay your he … Useful english dictionary
put your neck on the block — put your head/neck/on the block phrase to take a risk by doing or saying something that might damage your reputation, make people criticize you etc Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: block * * * put/lay your he … Useful english dictionary
put (your) head on the block — put (your) head/neck on the block to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn t lose any more matches this year. I m not going to put… … New idioms dictionary
put (your) neck on the block — put (your) head/neck on the block to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn t lose any more matches this year. I m not going to put… … New idioms dictionary
