[knock one's block off] {v. phr.}, {slang} To hit someone very hard; beat someone up. * /Stay out of my yard or I'll knock your block off./ * /Jim will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

writers block

[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. * /One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

block

[block] See: [CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK], [KNOCK ONE'S BLOCK OFF], [ON THE BLOCK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

chip off the old block

[chip off the old block] {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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act of God

[act of God] {n.} An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of […]

shortchange

[shortchange] {v. phr.} To return less money to a customer in a store than is coming to him or her; cheat. * /I was […]

Addison Mizner

(1872-1933), The Cynic's Calendar, p. 1. God gives us relatives; thank God, we can choose our friends.

Leo J. Burke

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.

BTDT

[BTDT] "Been there, done that"

beat one's brains out

[beat one's brains out] or [beat one's brains] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something […]

short shrift

[short shrift] {n.} Little or no attention. - Usually used with "get" or "give". * /In books about jobs, women's work is […]