| 单词 | to put the blocks on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the blocks (also block) on P8. colloquial. to put the blocks (also block) on: to thwart; to put an end to (an action or proceeding). Cf. sense 5b. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > thwart or foil false?c1225 confoundc1315 blenk?a1400 matea1400 interrupt1464 blench1485 fruster?a1513 frustrate?a1513 infatuate1533 disappoint1545 prevent1555 foila1564 blank1566 thwart1581 confute1589 dispurpose1607 shorten1608 foola1616 vain1628 balk1635 throwa1650 scotch1654 bafflea1674 crossbar1680 transverse1770 tomahawk1773 throttle1825 wreck1855 stultify1865 derail1889 to pull the plug1923 rank1924 1880 Nottingham Evening Post 16 Mar. 4/4 If the Liberals desired to prevent any particular piece of legislation they what they called ‘put the block on’. 1916 Telephone Engineer (Chicago) Mar. 118/1 I guess his reply put the blocks on further questions. 1967 J. Speight Till Death us do Part: Scripts (1973) 74 Look, there isn't any free orange juice now—your lot—your Tories—put the block on that, mate. 2007 B. Page Boy's own Offshore Adventure viii. 30 There then ensued a rather unstructured debate about the merits of starting the whole film again, but Sid put the blocks on this proposal. < as lemmas |
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