Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks.
•The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
like a ton of bricks — Heavily and promptly • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * I informal with crushing weight, force, or authority all her years of marriage suddenly fell on her like a ton of bricks II see brick * * * like a … Useful english dictionary
like a ton of bricks — ► like a ton of bricks informal with crushing weight, force, or authority. Main Entry: ↑brick … English terms dictionary
like a ton of bricks — mod. like something very ponderous and heavy. □ The whole thing hit me like a ton of bricks. □ Hitting the back end of that truck was like hitting a ton of bricks … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
like a ton of bricks — (hit (you)) like a ton of bricks to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
like a ton of bricks — heavily, with much weight and force When the cable broke, the cargo came down like a ton of bricks … English idioms
like a ton of bricks — strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks … Idioms and examples
be down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
come down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
be down on like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
come down on like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
have (someone) down on (you) like a ton of bricks — informal be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks to punish someone very quickly and severely. If she starts drinking again she ll have the family down on her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
