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'.
(..) total block, total block. But Bill, he's okay. Where is he? Hi. #... brick house # # She's mighty mighty, # # Just lettin' it all hang out # # She's a brick house # # I like ladies stacked and that's a fact # # Ain't holdin nothin back # # Oh, she's a brick house # # Well, we're together everybody knows, # # This is how the story goes # # She knows she's got everything # # That a woman needs... # (..)2003 House of 1000 Corpses