Hit (one) like a ton of bricks In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hit (one) like a ton of bricks", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-10-29 09:10

Meaning of Hit (one) like a ton of bricks

Synonyms:

raise (one's) eyebrows , set someone back on their heels

Hit (one) like a ton of bricks American informal verb phrase

To have a strong emotional impact on someone

The loss of her job has hit her like a ton of bricks. She has no idea how to manage to survive.

My parents' divorce hit me like a ton of bricks.

The news that he's got cancer in his stomach hit him like a ton of bricks.

Grammar and Usage of Hit (one) like a ton of bricks

Verb Forms

hit (one) like a ton of bricks
to hit (one) like a ton of bricks
hitting (one) like a ton of bricks
hits (one) like a ton of bricks

The verb “hit" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Hit (one) like a ton of bricks

This expression originated in early nineteenth-century America as “a thousand of brick” presumably because bricks in such quantity were more commonly counted than weighed. Sometime in the early twentieth century, it was replaced by "ton'', which has survived.

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