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单词 to do the block
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to do the block
22. Australian and New Zealand. With the. Frequently with capital initial. A street or area in a city or town in which it is fashionable to promenade. Frequently in to do the block: to promenade in such a street or area. Now historical.Originally with specific reference to a section of Collins Street in Melbourne; cf. quot. 1872.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > on foot [phrase] > leisurely or idly
to do the block1869
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade
maidan?1551
parado1612
promenade1648
mailc1660
esplanade1682
parade1697
outwalk1698
mall1710
alameda1717
paseo1832
walk1843
block1869
broadwalk1930
1868 Australasian (Melbourne) 6 June (Town ed.) 721/4 I was surprised to see so many people ‘doing the block’.
1872 J. H. Kerr Glimpses Life in Victoria 349 A certain portion of Collins Street, lined by the best drapers' and jewellers' shops..is known as ‘The Block’.
1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee i. 14 When I go to town I'm crowded on the Block, I can't breathe.
1920 Greymouth (N.Z.) Evening Star 8 Mar. 6 The main thoroughfare is very short and very narrow, and it does not take long to ‘do the block’.
1991 Canberra Times 1 May 20/1 Promenading down Swanston Street had been a favourite pursuit in the 1800s and early 1900s, when the area was part of ‘The Block’ and ‘doing the Block’ was very fashionable.
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