be built like a brick shithouse

见 shithouse

a brick short of a load

bricks and mortar

buildings, typically housing

建筑物（尤指住房）

untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortar.

数不清的土地正被用来建造房屋。

come up against (或 hit) a brick wall

face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something

遇见不可克服的困难

like a ton of bricks

(informal)with crushing weight, force, or authority

(非正式)具有压倒性的重量（影响或权威），势不可挡

the FA came down on him like a ton of bricks.

足球协会以咄咄逼人之势向他兴师问罪。

you can't make bricks without straw

(proverb)nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information

(谚)巧妇难为无米之炊

drop a brick【非正式用语】

To make a clumsy social error.

犯不雅的社交错误