The technician installed a new low-noise block downconverter on the satellite dish to improve reception of weak signals.

If he doesn't stop spreading lies about me, I might have to knock off someone's block.

They have been around the block, so they know how to handle tough negotiations.

By the time he started his own company, he had been around the block and knew how to handle tough negotiations.

Our old coach has been around the block and always knows how to motivate the team.

She, having been around the block, offered calm advice to the newcomers.

At graduation, everyone said Mia was a chip off the old block when she gave the same speech her father once gave.

Even on opposite sides of the country, the cousins remained chips off old blocks, sharing the same stubborn streak and laugh.

At the family reunion, the cousins were jokingly called chips off the old block for their uncanny resemblance to their grandfather.