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built like a brick outhouse

idiom
Meaning

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.


Examples
SIMPLE

That new security guard is built like a brick outhouse.

CONTEXTUAL

The athlete spent years in the gym and is now built like a brick outhouse.

COMPLEX

Despite his advanced age, the former heavyweight champion remains built like a brick outhouse, commanding respect whenever he enters a room.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    and the like

    And other similar items; et cetera.

  2. 02

    bang one's head against a brick wall

    To waste effort on a futile project.

  3. 03

    be like

    To say.

  4. 04

    brick in

    To enclose with bricks.

  5. 05

    brick in one's hat

    Drunkenness.

  6. 06

    built different

    Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.

  7. 07

    built like a brick shipyard

    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  8. 08

    built like a brick shithouse

    Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

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