The bad news hit me like a ton of bricks.
hit like a ton of bricks
idiomTo have a sudden and significant emotional impact.
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.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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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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do someone like that
to treat someone in a negative manner
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don't let the door hit you on the way out
Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.
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face like the back end of a bus
A very ugly face.