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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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.
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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
Because some of those misdirects hit me like a ton of bricks, man.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2024
The research published by JATO Dynamics at the end of last month ought to have hit Elon Musk like a ton of bricks: Tesla is falling behind its competitors in Europe.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2024
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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
Because some of those misdirects hit me like a ton of bricks, man.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2024
The research published by JATO Dynamics at the end of last month ought to have hit Elon Musk like a ton of bricks: Tesla is falling behind its competitors in Europe.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 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 2 Dec. 2024.
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