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61clicks and bricks — n. A business strategy in which a company combines online ecommerce ( clicks ) with traditional retail outlets ( bricks ). Example Citation: Marla Malcolm has a beautiful new business. She s about to launch bluemercury inc., a Web site that will… …
62like a cat on hot bricks — If someone is like a cat on hot bricks, they are very nervous or excited. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is like a cat on hot bricks is very nervous or restless. The week before the results were published, she was… …
63be 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… …
64come 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… …
65be 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… …
66come 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… …
67have (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 …
68like a cat on hot bricks — ● cat * * * like a ˌcat on hot ˈbricks f9 idiom (BrE) very nervous • She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test. Main entry: ↑cat …
69make bricks without 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… …
70make bricks without 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… …
