hit like a ton of bricks (English, verb)
expansion: hit like a ton of bricks (third-person singular simple present hits like a ton of bricks, present participle hitting like a ton of bricks, simple past and past participle hit like a ton of bricks)
Senses:
glosses: To have a sudden and significant emotional impact.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: hits like a ton of bricks
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: hitting like a ton of bricks
tags: participle
present
form: hit like a ton of bricks
tags: participle
past
form: hit like a ton of bricks
tags: past