like a ton of bricks
idiom
informal
: very hard or severely
The loss of his job hit him like a ton of bricks.
Our boss came down on us like a ton of bricks.
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Holland hits like a ton of bricks, but his takedown defense has been a bit faulty.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that realization also hit you like a ton of bricks at some point?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
His extreme cabinet picks and most radical policy proposals—most recently his threat to increase tariffs by 25% until the border is secured—could well hit Mexico like a ton of bricks.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
The second point, though, lands like a ton of bricks on Osha, upsetting her whole understanding of herself.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that realization also hit you like a ton of bricks at some point?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
His extreme cabinet picks and most radical policy proposals—most recently his threat to increase tariffs by 25% until the border is secured—could well hit Mexico like a ton of bricks.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
The second point, though, lands like a ton of bricks on Osha, upsetting her whole understanding of herself.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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“Like a ton of bricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20ton%20of%20bricks. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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