shit a brick
To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My boss will shit a brick if he sees this mess.”
“When the teenager crashed the family car, he knew his father would shit a brick.”
“The security guard nearly shit a brick when he discovered the vault door standing wide open in the middle of the night.”
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and shit
Used after one or more listed objects, attributes or processes to indicate additional others.
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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beat the shit out of
To beat (someone) severely.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026