hit sb like a ton of bricks
1hit you like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks …
2hit someone like a ton of bricks — hit (someone) like a ton of bricks American, informal to surprise or shock someone very much. The truth hit him like a ton of bricks. The woman in the video was his own sister …
3like a ton of bricks — Heavily and promptly • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * I informal with crushing weight, force, or authority all her years of marriage suddenly fell on her like a ton of bricks II see brick * * * like a …
4hit like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks …
5hit like a ton of bricks — hit (someone) like a ton of bricks American, informal to surprise or shock someone very much. The truth hit him like a ton of bricks. The woman in the video was his own sister …
6like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks …
7like a ton of bricks — mod. like something very ponderous and heavy. □ The whole thing hit me like a ton of bricks. □ Hitting the back end of that truck was like hitting a ton of bricks …
8like a ton of bricks — strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks …
9come down like a ton of bricks — hit hard, upbraid or scold someone …
10ton — S3 [tʌn] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tun container, unit of weight (11 21 centuries), from Old English tunne] 1.) plural tons or ton written abbreviation t a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pou …
