- ˌbrick sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to fill a space in a wall with bricks
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ˌbrick sth ˈup
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ˌbrick sth ˈin — phrasal verb to fill a space in a wall with bricks … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
brick something in — ˌbrick sthˈin/ˈup derived to fill an opening in a wall with bricks • The windows had been bricked up. Main entry: ↑brickderived … Useful english dictionary
brick something up — ˌbrick sthˈin/ˈup derived to fill an opening in a wall with bricks • The windows had been bricked up. Main entry: ↑brickderived … Useful english dictionary
brick — brick1 W3S2 [brık] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: brique, from Middle Dutch bricke] 1.) [U and C] a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc ▪ a brick wall ▪ a house made of brick ▪ Protesters attacked the police with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brick — 1 /brIk/ noun 1 (C, U) a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc: a brick wall 2 (C) BrE a small square block of wood, plastic etc used as a toy 3 (C) old fashioned a good person who you can depend on when you are in trouble … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
brick*/*/ — [brɪk] noun [C/U] I a small block used as a building material to make walls, houses etc The church was built entirely of brick.[/ex] • See: wall I II verb brick [brɪk] brick sth up … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
drop a brick — phrasal slang : to do or say something indiscreet : make a blunder * * * drop a brick To say or do something horrifyingly tactless or indiscreet • • • Main Entry: ↑brick drop a brick see under ↑brick • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(be) banging your head against a brick wall — be banging, etc. your head against a brick ˈwall idiom (informal) to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful • Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall. Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
wall — wall1 W1S1 [wo:l US wo:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(around an area)¦ 2¦(in a building)¦ 3¦(body)¦ 4 wall of fire/water etc 5 wall of silence/secrecy 6 up the wall 7 off the wall 8 go to the wall 9 these four walls … Dictionary of contemporary English
