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  • 21built like a brick shithouse — [B] have a strong body, have a sturdy build    Tyronne plays football. He s built like a brick shithouse …

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  • 22brick-built — UK / US adjective British made out of bricks brick built houses …

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  • 23built — I UK [bɪlt] / US adjective 1) used for describing the size and shape of someone s body She s built like a dancer – very tall and slim. a powerfully built wrestler 2) used for showing where a machine or structure was produced or made the Chinese… …

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  • 24brick shithouse — noun a) An article built more robustly than its function requires; implies an element of indestructability. Part Polynesian, part Melanesian, part brick shithouse. He crossed the gym with the proprietary waddle of a troll in its lair, […]. b) A… …

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  • 25brick veneer — noun A type of house construction which uses a timber frame for its structure (ie. the roof is held up by timber framing) but has bricks built up around the outside walls. The idea is to give the solid look of a brick building, but with a cheaper …

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  • 26brick shithouse — Noun. Something or someone strong and very sturdy, with impressive physique. Usually heard in the phrase built like a brick shithouse …

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  • 27built like a brick shithouse — adj heavily, strongly or solidly built. The term is used usually of people; when referring to men it is generally appreci ative, when used of women it is more often disparaging. This is a very popular expression in Australia, but it is used… …

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  • 28built from — made of, constructed from (brick, stone, etc.) …

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  • 29built like a brick shithouse — adjective a) Exceptionally well constructed; strong or tough. b) Having a muscular body, particularly with well developed muscles of the chest and arms …

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  • 30built like a brick shithouse — Phrs. Large, sturdy, strong. Often said of a person …

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