ALL meanings of hit the bricks
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H h - idioms hit the bricks drop a brick, to make a social gaffe or blunder, especially an indiscreet remark. 1
- idioms hit the bricks hit the bricks, to walk the streets, especially as an unemployed or homeless person. to go on strike: With contract talks stalled, workers are threatening to hit the bricks. Also, take to the bricks. 1
- idioms hit the bricks make bricks without straw, to plan or act on a false premise or unrealistic basis. to create something that will not last: To form governments without the consent of the people is to make bricks without straw. to perform a task despite the lack of necessary materials. 1
- 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
- noun hit the bricks Informal. an electronic device that has become completely nonfunctional. 1
- verb with object hit the bricks to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick. 1
- verb with object hit the bricks Informal. to cause (an electronic device) to become completely nonfunctional: I bricked my phone while doing the upgrade. 1
- adjective hit the bricks made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks. 1
- noun hit the bricks to go out on strike 0