| English | Russian |
| block off | отделять |
| block off | заставить |
| block off | поворот волчком |
| block off | заставлять |
| block off | преграждать |
| cilp off the old block | весь в отца мать, яблоко от яблони далеко не падает (Unicorn) |
| cut-off block | муфта катушечного высевающего аппарата |
| get off the starting blocks | стартовать (THE Oxford Mail's annual charity run got off the starting blocks yesterday with organisers urging runners to get involved. | Plymouth's Plan for Jobs has already got off the starting blocks – within days of its launch. Alexander Demidov) |
| he is a chip off the old block | он вылитый отец |
| I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need | я беру глыбу мрамора и отсекаю от неё всё лишнее (Огюст Роден) |
| off the blocks | с самого начала (Immediately; at or from the very starting position. Starting blocks are where runners are positioned at the beginning of a race. – Off the blocks, the company's latest video game console has proven wildly popular. We're aiming to be the first one off the starting blocks with mixed-reality technology. Bullfinch) |
| off the starting blocks | с самого начала (Immediately; at or from the very starting position. Starting blocks are where runners are positioned at the beginning of a race. – Off the blocks, the company's latest video game console has proven wildly popular. Bullfinch) |
| top off a tower block | праздновать завершение строительства большого жилищного массива (массива небоскрёбов) |