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• 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

• Brick Romanesque — ( de. Backsteinromanik) is an architectural style and chronological phase of architectural history. The term described Romanesque buildings built of brick; like the subsequent Brick Gothic, it is geographically limited to Northern Germany and the …   Wikipedia

• brick — [[t]brɪk[/t]] n. 1) bui a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln and used for building, paving, etc 2) bui such blocks collectively 3) bui the material of which such blocks are made 4) any block or bar having a similar… …   From formal English to slang

• brick — [brik] n. [ME brike < MDu < breken, BREAK (in sense “piece of baked clay”) & MFr brique < OFr, of same orig.] 1. a substance made from clay molded into oblong blocks and fired in a kiln or baked in the sun, used in building, paving, etc …   English World dictionary

• Brick cheese — is a cheese from Wisconsin, USA, made in brick shaped form, also known as a square, which can be construed as a rectangular shape. The color ranges from pale yellow to white, and the cheese has a sweet and mild flavor when young, and matures into …   Wikipedia

• like talking to a (brick) wall — phrase used for saying that someone does not listen or react to you when you talk I’ve tried to tell her, but it’s like talking to a brick wall. Thesaurus: not paying attentionsynonym Main entry: wall …   Useful english dictionary

• Brick Stitch — is a vertical or horizontal stitch, like a Goblin Stitch used in needlepoint. The staggered nature of the end points makes the pattern appear like a brick wall.External links* [http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfTheMonth/98 05.php American… …   Wikipedia

• brick-and-mortar — UK US adjective [before noun] (also bricks and mortar) ► used to describe a traditional business that operates in a building, when compared to one that operates over the internet: »brick and mortar stores/retailers »Online retailers try to lure… …   Financial and business terms

• brick — ► NOUN 1) a small rectangular block of fired or sun dried clay, used in building. 2) Brit. a child s toy building block. 3) Brit. informal, dated a generous, helpful, and reliable person. ► VERB ▪ block or enclose with a wall of bricks. ● bricks… …   English terms dictionary

• like hitting your head against a brick wall — like banging/hitting your head against a brick wall phrase used for describing an annoying situation in which nothing you do seems to produce any results Thesaurus: making you feel angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: head …   Useful english dictionary