- ton of bricks
- See like a ton.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
ton of bricks
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ton of bricks — See like a ton of bricks … English idioms
like a ton of bricks — Heavily and promptly • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * I informal with crushing weight, force, or authority all her years of marriage suddenly fell on her like a ton of bricks II see brick * * * like a … Useful english dictionary
be down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
come down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
be down on like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
come down on like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
have (someone) down on (you) like a ton of bricks — informal be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks to punish someone very quickly and severely. If she starts drinking again she ll have the family down on her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
hit you like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
hit like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
