Traffic is slow because of a gapers' block ahead.
gapers' block
idiomA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
We were late to the meeting because a minor accident on the highway caused a massive gapers' block.
Commuters grew increasingly frustrated as the flow of traffic ground to a halt, trapped in a long gapers' block caused by onlookers staring at the wreckage.
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block out
to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
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chip off the old block
Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.
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knock someone's block off
To strike a person in the head, causing them to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.
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new kid on the block
Someone or something new to an existing community.