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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

  • (..) You know the rules. This isn't a toy. - Um, well, it kind of is. - No. Actually, it's a highly sophisticated interlocking brick system. - But we bought it at the toy store. - We did. But the way I'm using it makes it an adult thing. The box for this one (..)
    2014 The Lego Movie