drop a brick
idiomTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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brick in
To enclose with bricks.
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brick in one's hat
Drunkenness.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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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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don't drop the soap
Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.