Built Like a Brick Shithouse In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Built Like a Brick Shithouse", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Mirabella Luu

2020-12-17 12:12

Meaning of Built Like a Brick Shithouse

Synonyms:

Built Like a Brick Outhouse , be well-built , built like a brick shipyard

Built Like a Brick Shithouse British adjective phrase slang

In British English, this idiom is considered to be rude and not used for woman.

This idiom is used to describe someone has a well-built, muscular body.

Look at that guy! He is built like a brick shithouse.

Peter is built like a shithouse. I suppose that he goes to the gym on a regular basis.

He is built like a brick shithouse. He must be an athlete.

Origin of Built Like a Brick Shithouse

How to Get Built Like a Brick House • Zach Even-Esh — An outhouse built out of brick, therefore, would be one that was much more well-built than usual, hence the allusion in the idiom.
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A “shithouse,” is an outhouse used for urinating and defecating. These buildings, used before indoor plumbing was common. An outhouse built out of brick, therefore, would be one that was much more well-built than usual, hence the allusion in the idiom. The expression is rarely heard today probably because of social mores and it’s offensive vulgarity, but it originated as early as the 1930’s and was quite common until the 1950’s.