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'.
(..) Pinocchio! What's happened? - What did he do to ya? - Oh, he was mad. He said he was gonna push my face in everybody's eye. - Yeah? - A-A-And just 'cause l'm a gold brick, he-he's gonna chop me into fi rewood! Oh, is that so? Now, don't you worry, son. l'll have you out of here in no time at all. (..)1940 Pinocchio