See on the block on Wiktionary
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"2": "prepositional phrase"
},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "prep_phrase",
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"kind": "other",
"name": "American English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"name": "Canadian English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "go on the block",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "put on the block",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Available or for sale at an auction."
],
"id": "en-on_the_block-en-prep_phrase-HimBk6m5",
"links": [
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"Available",
"available"
],
[
"for sale",
"for sale"
],
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"auction",
"auction"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly US and Canada) Available or for sale at an auction."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "going, going, gone"
},
{
"word": "what am I bid?"
}
],
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "on the block"
}
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"2": "prepositional phrase"
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"Canadian English",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
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{
"text": "go on the block",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "put on the block",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Available or for sale at an auction."
],
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"Available",
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],
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"for sale",
"for sale"
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"(chiefly US and Canada) Available or for sale at an auction."
],
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