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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Did that realization also hit you like a ton of bricks at some point? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for like a ton of bricks 

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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 10 Dec. 2024.

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