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brick

/ˈbrɪk/

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noun

plural bricks

[count] :a small, hard block of baked clay that is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.

a pile of bricks

[noncount] :blocks of baked clay used as building material

a house made of brick

Most of the buildings in the town are (made of) brick. - often used before another noun

a brick wall/building/oven

a brick sidewalk

[count] a block of something

a brick of ice cream

a glass brick

b Brit :a child's toy block

children playing with wooden bricks

[count] informal + somewhat old-fashioned :a helpful or dependable person

He has been an absolute brick.

bricks and mortar

Brit :houses and other buildings especially when people consider buying them because of their possible future value

Market uncertainties have been driving the rush to invest in bricks and mortar. - see also brick-and-mortar

drop a brick

xem drop

like a ton of bricks

informal :very hard or severely

The loss of his job hit him like a ton of bricks. [=hit him very hard; made him very upset, unhappy, etc.]

Our boss came down on us like a ton of bricks [=got very angry at us] when he found out we had missed the meeting.

verb

bricks; bricked; bricking

brick up

[phrasal verb]

brick (something) up or brick up (something) :to cover or block (something) with bricks

They bricked up the windows.

* Các từ tương tự:
brick red, brick-and-mortar, brickbat, bricklayer, brickwork