on the block

English

Prepositional phrase

on the block

(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.

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