Our boss 'came down on us like a ton of bricks' [=got very angry at us] when he found out we had missed the meeting.
The loss of his job 'hit him like a ton of bricks'. [=hit him very hard; made him very upset, unhappy, etc.]
Market uncertainties have been driving the rush to invest in 'bricks and mortar'.
(..) Let's get this over with. We have to shut your system down now. Sylvester. Good luck. She out? Good. Let's brick this bitch and get out of here. The greatest shame in life is to perish without purpose, which is why I always consume my victims fresh. (..)2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: Trace Decay Season: 1 Episode 8
(..) You're gonna do it? Fuck, no! No, the... When you make a system update, it puts her out, right? - Yeah. - Yeah, then we brick her. What? Wipe out everything. Clean slate. Then dump her back down here, smack her in the fucking head with something, (..)2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: Trace Decay Season: 1 Episode 8