mental block (against something)
- mental block (against something)
*a mental block (against something)
Fig. to have some psychological barrier that prevents one from doing something. (*Typically:
get \mental block (against something)
; have \mental block (against something)
; give someone \mental block (against something).) •
Perry has a mental block against speaking in public.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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