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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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ivory towerA sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.Rate it:

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tower overto be much taller or higher than something; to loom overRate it:

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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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sushi tuna saku blockIt is a tuna cut that is sold and it is used to make sushi or poke. This tuna can be yellowfin (Ahi in Hawaiian language) or bluefin.Rate it:

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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block offTo obstruct.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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block outto prevent from entering or penetratingRate it:

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block upto be completely blocked or obstructed.Rate it:

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block upto completely block or obstruct.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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do one's blockTo become enraged.Rate it:

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gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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new kid on the blockSomeone or something new to an existing community.Rate it:

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stumbing-blockA hindrance, obstacle or impediment.Rate it:

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stumbling blockA hindrance, obstacle or impediment.Rate it:

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stumbling-blockAlternative spelling of stumbling block.Rate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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brick upTo block by masonry, particularly using bricks.Rate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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saddleA block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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choke upTo block up; to cause something to be blocked.Rate it:

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clog upto completely physically blockRate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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fly byAn airplane pilot does a "fly by" when she/he flies too close to the control tower thus making it shake and unnerve the people in itRate it:

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getA difficult return or block of a shot.Rate it:

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hoja bloqueBlock souvenir Por ejemplo: en Chile se prefiere block souvenir, al castizo hoja bloque.Rate it:

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il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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la pierre d'achoppementThe stumbling-block.Rate it:

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leadI would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.Rate it:

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never mind that. where's that big, fat billiken of mine?Said by Oliver Hardy's wife in a sequence of the movie Block-Heads (1938)Rate it:

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round inTo haul up; usually, to haul the slack of through its leading block, or to haul up by its fall.Rate it:

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sit onTo block, suppress, restrain.Rate it:

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snarl upTo block; to cause to be congested.Rate it:

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stop upTo fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.Rate it:

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turrim excitare, erigere, facereto build a tower.Rate it:

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