<div id="wrap">

  <!-- section -->
  <div class="section">
    <div class="center">

      <div class="blocks">          
        <div class="block">
          <div class="block__content"><span>Block 1</span></div>
        </div>
        <div class="block">
          <div class="block__content"><span>Block 2</span></div>
        </div>
        <div class="block">
          <div class="block__content"><span>Block 3</span></div>
        </div>
        <div class="block">
          <div class="block__content"><span>Block 4</span></div>
        </div>
        <div class="block">
          <div class="block__content"><span>Block 5</span></div>
        </div>
      </div>

    </div>
  </div>
  <!--/section -->

</div>
html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: #555;
  background: #fff;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

#wrap {
  position: relative;
}

.section {
  padding: 40px;
}

.center {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: auto;
}

.blocks {
  display: flex;
}

.block {
  margin: 10px;
  position: relative;
  cursor: pointer;
  
  &__content {
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  
  &::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px fade(#000, 20%);
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: transform .3s ease;
  }
  
  &:hover {
    z-index: 1;
    
    &::before {
      transform: scale(1.4);  
    }
  }
}
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