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101be shitting bricks — taboo to be very frightened or worried. The bull was following us across the field. Tony was shitting bricks …
102You can't make bricks without straw. — something that you say which means you cannot do something correctly without the necessary materials. I need an electric drill to put these shelves up. You can t make bricks without straw …
103don'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 …
104be shitting bricks — v. be extremely frightened or nervous. I was shitting bricks before the exam …
105like a cat on hot bricks — ► like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks) informal very agitated or anxious. Main Entry: ↑cat …
106like a ton of bricks — ► like a ton of bricks informal with crushing weight, force, or authority. Main Entry: ↑brick …
107you can't make bricks without straw — ► you can t make bricks without straw proverb nothing can be made or accomplished without adequate material or information. Main Entry: ↑brick …
108row of bricks — noun a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line) • Hypernyms: ↑course, ↑row …
109come down on someone like a ton of bricks — informal phrase to criticize or punish someone very severely Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym Main entry: ton …
110two bricks short of a load, an oar short of a pair, etc. — informal (of a person) stupid; crazy she s two bricks short of a load …