sweat bricks
Synonym of sweat bullets (“to sweat profusely”).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I always sweat bricks before I give a speech.”
“The student started to sweat bricks when the teacher called his name to answer the difficult question.”
“As the deadline approached and the project remained unfinished, the team began to sweat bricks under the pressure of the impending review.”
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bang one's head against a brick wall
To waste effort on a futile project.
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blood, sweat and tears
A person's determination and hard work.
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break a sweat
To put effort into something.
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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