like a ton of bricks

:  any of various units of weight:

:  metric ton

:  a great quantity :  lot

:  the prevailing fashion :  vogue

:  the quality or state of being smart or fashionable

:  a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2¹⁄₄ × 3³⁄₄ × 8 inches (57 × 95 × 203 millimeters) and of moist clay hardened by heat

:  a good-hearted person

:  a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)

:  to close, face, or pave with bricks

:  to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes)