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brick /ˈbrɪk/  

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  • noun
    plural bricks
    [count] :a small, hard block of baked clay that is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.
    a pile of bricks
    [noncount] :blocks of baked clay used as building material
    a house made of brick
    Most of the buildings in the town are (made of) brick. - often used before another noun
    a brick wall/building/oven
    a brick sidewalk
    [count] a block of something
    a brick of ice cream
    a glass brick
    b Brit :a child's toy block
    children playing with wooden bricks
    [count] informal + somewhat old-fashioned :a helpful or dependable person
    He has been an absolute brick.
    bricks and mortar
    Brit :houses and other buildings especially when people consider buying them because of their possible future value
    Market uncertainties have been driving the rush to invest in bricks and mortar. - see also brick-and-mortar
    drop a brick
    xem drop
    like a ton of bricks
    informal :very hard or severely
    The loss of his job hit him like a ton of bricks. [=hit him very hard; made him very upset, unhappy, etc.]
    Our boss came down on us like a ton of bricks [=got very angry at us] when he found out we had missed the meeting.
    verb
    bricks; bricked; bricking
    brick up
    [phrasal verb]
    brick (something) up or brick up (something) :to cover or block (something) with bricks
    They bricked up the windows.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    brick red, brick-and-mortar, brickbat, bricklayer, brickwork