The meaning of LIKE A TON OF BRICKS is very hard or severely. How to use like a ton of bricks in a sentence.

come down on someone like a ton of bricks If Dad finds out what you've been doing, he'll come down on (= punish) you like a ton of bricks! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Like a ton of bricks is used to show that something happens very suddenly and forcefully. By mid-July, the dangers had hit Bobby like a ton of bricks. She was twenty when Orpen met her and he fell for her like a ton of bricks.

LIKE A TON OF BRICKS definition: (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Ton of bricks. To come down on someone like a ton of bricks or if something hits you like a ton of bricks, are metaphors implying great seriousness or great force. These and similar metaphors involving bricks e.g. like a load, stack, or pile of bricks date from the late 19th /early 20th century.

2024年9月27日 · like a ton of bricks (simile, colloquial) Very strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly.

2023年2月14日 · 'Like a ton of bricks' in a sentence: Compared to the Air, the Pro looks and feels like a ton of bricks.

Like a ton of bricks is used to show that something happens very suddenly and forcefully. By mid-July, the dangers had hit Bobby like a ton of bricks. She was twenty when Orpen met her and he fell for her like a ton of bricks.

Like-a-ton-of-bricks definition: (simile, colloquial) Very strongly ; very heavily ; often unexpectedly .

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