# sweat bricks

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/sweat-bricks
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Synonym of sweat bullets (“to sweat profusely”).

## Examples

- 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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