Wash a brick In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "wash a brick", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-11-20 09:11

Meaning of Wash a brick

Wash a brick expression phrase

To do something that is not worth doing because there is no chance of success.

 

You are washing a brick! You can't talk a lick of sense to him when he's drunk like that.

Slow down! Don't wash a brick, we can't get there on time! Remeber: safety first.

When I came late, I realized that I had washed a brick, hurrying all the way from home to here.

Grammar and Usage of Wash a brick

Verb Forms

  • washed a brick
  • washing a brick

The verb "wash" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Wash a brick

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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