be come down on somebody like a ton of bricks イディオム
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.
shitting bricks
very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
ton of bricks
(See come down on like a ton of bricks)
bricks
the city streets
shit bricks
to be very scared
hit the bricks
Idiom(s): hit the bricks
Theme: WALKING
to start walking; to go out into the streets. (Slang.)
• If you want to get a job, you had better get out there and hit the bricks.
• I got fired today. The boss came by and told me to hit the bricks.
hit like a ton of bricks
Idiom(s): hit (sb) like a ton of bricks
Theme: SHOCK
to surprise, startle, or shock someone. (Informal.)
• Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks.
• The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.
bricks and mortar
Idiom(s): bricks and mortar
Theme: BUILDINGS
buildings; the expenditure of money on buildings rather than something else. (The buildings referred to can be constructed out of anything. Fixed order.)
• The new president of the college preferred to invest in new faculty members rather than bricks and mortar.
• Sometimes people are happy to donate millions of dollars for bricks and mortar, but they never think of the additional cost of annual maintenance.