| 词汇 | put one's head on the block |
| 释义 | Idiom put one's head on the block (for someone or something) Theme: RESPONSIBILITY to take great risks for someone or something; to go to a lot of trouble or difficulty for someone or something; to attempt to gain favor for someone or something.I don't know why I should put my head on the block for Joan. What has she ever done for me?Sally tried to get me to put in a good word about her with the boss. You know, tell the boss what a great worker she is and how smart she is. The last time I put my head on the block for anyone, it all backfired, and when the person goofed up, I looked like an idiot! on the blockFor sale, especially at an auction. After years of collecting, she had to put all her records on the block to cover the cost of her husband's debt. on the block1. Lit. on a city or suburban block. John is the biggest kid on the block. We had a party on the block last weekend. 2. on sale at auction; on the auction block. We couldn't afford to keep up the house, so it was put on the block to pay the taxes. That's the finest painting I've ever seen on the block. on the block1. put or go on the block . Offer for sale, as in These paintings will all be put on the block. This usage alludes to the auction block, the platform from which the auctioneer sells, so called since the mid-1800s. 2. put one's head on the block. Take a great risk, make oneself vulnerable, as in I'm not going to put my head on the block just to save her reputation. This usage alludes to the executioner's block, on which victims are beheaded, so called since the mid-1500s. on the blockAMERICANCOMMON If something is on the block, it is offered for sale, sometimes at an auction. Two Basquiat paintings were on the block on Tuesday, May 5. Note: You can also put something on the block. Last week, after months of rumors, the company officially put itself on the block. The team's money worries had forced them to put the club on the block. Note: The usual British expression is under the hammer. on the blockfor sale at auction. chiefly North AmericanThe block in this phrase was the platform on which, in former times, a slave stood to be auctioned. |
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