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brick

Definition

  • noun: a small, hard block of baked clay that is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.
  • noun: a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2
  • verb: to close, face, or pave with 'bricks'
  • often used before another noun

Examples

  • 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'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Jack, that is the henchman with the glass eye. - Anything else? - Take off your sunglasses. - Who is asking? - The Tin Man. - I suggest you hit the bricks. - No. They are the wrong colour. Oh, dear. Let us change them. Would arterial red suit you? Make no mistake. They are very well trained. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero