Idiom
hit like a ton of bricks
Meaning
To have a sudden and significant emotional impact.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bad news hit me like a ton of bricks.”
“When she finally realized her best friend was moving away, the sadness hit her like a ton of bricks.”
“The sudden realization that his long career had reached an abrupt end hit him like a ton of bricks, leaving him speechless and overwhelmed.”
Examples
simple
“The bad news hit me like a ton of bricks.”
contextual
“When she finally realized her best friend was moving away, the sadness hit her like a ton of bricks.”
complex
“The sudden realization that his long career had reached an abrupt end hit him like a ton of bricks, leaving him speechless and overwhelmed.”
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