blocksomethingout
phrasal verbwithblockverb[T]uk/blɒk/us/blɑːk/
(STOP FROM PASSING)
tostoplightornoisefrompassingthrough something:
Thetreeoutsidethewindowblocksout thesun.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- hogtie
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle
(STOP FROM THINKING)
tostopyourself fromthinkingabout anunpleasantmemorybecause itupsetsyou:
He'stryingtoblockoutmemoriesof theaccident.
Neglecting and ignoring
- beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
- bypass
- closeyoureyes tosomethingidiom
- crack
- ear
- lay
- let sleeping dogs lieidiom
- letsomethinggo/passidiom
- letsomethingrideidiom
- look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
- lose the dressing roomidiom
- nose
- setsomethingaside
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
- silent
- the silent treatmentidiom