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hit the bricks

brick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brik]
    • /brɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brik]
    • /brɪk/

Definitions of hit the bricks words

  • noun hit the bricks a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color. 1
  • noun hit the bricks such blocks collectively. 1
  • noun hit the bricks the material of which such blocks are made. 1
  • noun hit the bricks any block or bar having a similar size and shape: a gold brick; an ice-cream brick. 1
  • noun hit the bricks the length of a brick as a measure of thickness, as of a wall: one and a half bricks thick. 1
  • noun hit the bricks Informal. an admirably good or generous person. 1

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Origin of hit the bricks

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English brike < Middle Dutch bricke; akin to break

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hit the bricks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hit the bricks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hit the bricks

verb hit the bricks

  • blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.

Antonyms for hit the bricks

verb hit the bricks

  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
  • come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.

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