shit a brick en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, vulgar) To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment.
She was thunderstruck when she came face to face with the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton. At her age, and in that same place, my big brother Bernie, a born scientist who can't draw or paint for sour apples, would have shit an even bigger brick.
1997, Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake:If our boss finds out we did this and didn't tell him, he's gonna shit a brick.
When he saw that bull moose charging, he was about to shit a brick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shits a brick | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shit a brick | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shit a brick | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shat a brick | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shat a brick | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shitted a brick | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shitted a brick | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shit bricks | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shitting a brick | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
scare the shit out of · brick it · chickenshit · give someone the shits · scared shitless
Translations (14)
fr chier une pendule (To react strongly in anger) · pl narobić w gacie (To react strongly in fear) · es cagarse de miedo (To react strongly in fear) · pt ficar puto da cara (To react strongly in anger) · pt se cagar de medo (To react strongly in fear) · da flippe ud (To react strongly in anger) · sv skita knäck (To react strongly in fear) · da skide i bukserne (To react strongly in fear) · ru обосра́ться кирпичами (To react strongly in fear) · pl zesrać się (To react strongly in anger) · da gå amok (To react strongly in anger) · ro a se căca pe el de frică (To react strongly in fear) · fr chier dans son froc (To react strongly in fear) · fr péter un plomb (To react strongly in anger)