a dependable person, a friend who always helps Parveen helped me get through my divorce. She's a real brick!
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
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.
brick
(See a brick)
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
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.
one brick short of a full load
mentally slow, not all there I'm okay, but you may be one brick short of a full load. Ha ha.
shitting bricks
very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
thick as a brick
slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?
ton of bricks
(See come down on like a ton of bricks)
brick-it
to be very scared, terrified. See shit bricks
brickhouse
an attractive woman
brickie
abb. of bricklayer
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.
drop a brick
Idiom(s): drop a bomb(shell) AND explode a bombshell; drop a brick
Theme: SHOCK
to announce shocking or startling news. (Informal or slang.) • They really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer. • Friday is a good day to drop a bomb like that. It gives the business world the weekend to recover. • They must speak very carefully when they explode a bombshell like that. • They really dropped a brick when they told the cause of her illness.
bang one's head against a brick wall
Idiom(s): beat one's head against the wall AND bang one's head against a brick wall
Theme: FRUSTRATION
to waste one's time trying to accomplish something that is completely hopeless. • You're wasting your time trying to fix up this house. You're just beating your head against the wall. • You're banging your head against a brick wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.
Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house
Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.
Like a cat on hot bricks
If someone is like a cat on hot bricks, they are very nervous or excited.
Talking to a brick wall
If you talk to someone and they do not listen to you, it is like talking to a brick wall.
To be as thick as two bricks
Someone who is as thick as two bricks is really stupid.
to be like talking to a brick wall
to not have any effect on someone: "Sometimes talking to him is like talking to a brick wall!"
come down on like a ton of bricks|brick|bricks|com
v. phr., slang To direct one's full anger at somebody. When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.
make bricks without straw|bricks|make|straw
v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw.It was making bricks without straw to put on plays in that old barn.
stone wall|brick|brick wall|stone|wall
adj. Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination.Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.
bricks shy of a load
bricks shy of a load Mentally impaired, either unintelligent or merely eccentric. For example, He may be handsome but he's not too bright—a few bricks shy of a load. This term, transferring a light load to lightweight mental capacity, is usually preceded by either a few or a specific number such as two. [Slang; 1960s]
make bricks without straw Perform a task without essential materials or means, as in Writing a report without the current data is making bricks without straw. This expression alludes to straw as a material necessary in early brick manufacturing. [Early 1600s]
từng viên một
Ổn định và liên tục theo từng bước, đặc biệt là chuyện tạo ra hoặc phá hủy một thứ gì đó. Giống như chuyện xây dựng (hoặc phá dỡ) một ngôi nhà hoặc một viên gạch xây dựng khác tại một thời (gian) điểm. Chúng tui xây dựng doanh nghề này từ con số không, từng viên gạch, cho đến khi có chuỗi bán lẻ lớn nhất thành phố. Các nhà lập pháp vừa và đang phá bỏ luật nhập cư hiện tại từng viên một. Xem thêm: brick, byXem thêm:
An brick by brick idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with brick by brick, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ brick by brick