After a while you become good at forcing yourself to block out the pain.
When was the last time you blocked out two hours to do whatever you felt like doing?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
block out — (something) 1. to ignore something. After a while you become good at forcing yourself to block out the pain. 2. to make time available. When was the last time you blocked out two hours to do whatever you felt like doing? … New idioms dictionary
block out — verb 1. plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑lay out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. prevent from entering block out the strong… … Useful english dictionary
blot out something — blot out (something) to make something stop upsetting you. I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds. She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day s events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology … New idioms dictionary
block out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms block out : present tense I/you/we/they block out he/she/it blocks out present participle blocking out past tense blocked out past participle blocked out 1) to stop light or sound from reaching something That… … English dictionary
block out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it. [V P n (not pron)] She accuses me of having blocked out the past... [V n P of n] I had to block the thought out of my mind. Syn: blank out 2) PHRASAL VERB Something… … English dictionary
block — block1 [ blak ] noun count *** ▸ 1 piece of wood/stone etc. ▸ 2 distance along street ▸ 3 amount/quantity of something ▸ 4 period of time ▸ 5 (large) building ▸ 6 at start of race ▸ 7 something that stops movement ▸ 8 something that stops action… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
block — block1 W2S2 [blɔk US bla:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(solid material)¦ 2¦(streets/area)¦ 3¦(large building)¦ 4¦(quantity of things)¦ 5 block booking/voting 6¦(inability to think)¦ 7¦(stopping movement)¦ 8¦(punishment)¦ 9 put your he … Dictionary of contemporary English
block — blockable, adj. /blok/, n. 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. 2. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. 3. one of a set of cube… … Universalium
block — I UK [blɒk] / US [blɑk] noun [countable] Word forms block : singular block plural blocks *** 1) a) a large building with a lot of different levels There s a flat available in the block where I live. an apartment/office/high rise block block of… … English dictionary
block — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, blockage, obstruction; row, street, square (See abode); mass, lump, cube (See density). v. t. impede, check, stop, bar; thwart, foil. See closure, identity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mass,… … English dictionary for students
