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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

  • (..) plain as day, I see the younger girl, Janet, being thrown around in the air like she was floating. So we run back inside and sure enough there's little toy LEGO bricks flying all around the room. One of them hit me right in the face so hard it drew blood. CONSTABLE HEEPS: (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2