Taken from the practice of leaving a car which has been thoroughly stripped up on concrete blocks. Something is said to be 'on blocks' when one comes back and finds it has been ransacked thoroughly.
I told you not to let anyone in--now my whole room's up on blocks!
Wait tilOscar gets back and finds his DVD collection up on blocks . . .
UP ON BLOCKS - menstruating. i.e. Out of action, a bit like a car in a garage. e.g. "I don't think I'll be in luck tonight lads,the missus is up on blocks".
to rob someone completely unbeknownst to them, to steal everything from someone, to 'rob them blind'. to go behind someone's back when they least expect it and take as much as you can from them; the opposite of 'strongarming' someone.
"that nigga earl went off to work and me and flossycame through his crib, needless to say, we put that nigga up on blocks!"
When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.