drop a brick (English, verb)
expansion: drop a brick (third-person singular simple present drops a brick, present participle dropping a brick, simple past and past participle dropped a brick)
Senses:
glosses: To commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.
tags: UK
idiomatic
glosses: Alternative form of drop a bombshell.
tags: US
alt-of
alternative
idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, brick.
Forms:
form: drops a brick
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: dropping a brick
tags: participle
present
form: dropped a brick
tags: participle
past
form: dropped a brick
tags: past