on the block

English

Prepositional phrase

on the block

1. (chiefly US and Canada) Available or for sale at an auction.

   go on the block

   put on the block

See also

• going, going, gone
• what am I bid?

Further reading

• “go on the block”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “go on the block” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “on the block”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “put on the auction block”, in Collins English Dictionary.