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on the block

Meaning

on the block

(chiefly US and Canada) available at an auction.
go on the block
put on the block

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Well, I get my subject on Wednesday night; I think it out carefully on Thursday, and make my rough sketch; on Friday morning I begin, and stick to it all day, with my nose well down on the block. John Tenniel

My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone. Damon Wayans

I remember hating New Kids on the Block from the sidelines because all of the girls loved them. They would just fawn over them. 'Oh my gosh, Joey I love you!' When I was younger, I really couldn't stand them. Dule Hill

I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to New Kids on the Block. Alicia Keys

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power. Orville Wright

Every couple I know has side-by-side grave plots, but when we do it we're the biggest weirdos on the block. Billy Bob Thornton

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