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drop a brick

idiom

To commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.


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  1. 01

    a short drop and a sudden stop

    A fall to one's death by hanging.

  2. 02

    bang one's head against a brick wall

    To waste effort on a futile project.

  3. 03

    brick in

    To enclose with bricks.

  4. 04

    brick in one's hat

    Drunkenness.

  5. 05

    built like a brick outhouse

    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  6. 06

    built like a brick shipyard

    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  7. 07

    built like a brick shithouse

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

  8. 08

    don't drop the soap

    Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.

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