Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brick oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
brick- one-self
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be scared; to be terrified.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

See shit a brick.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bricks oneself (present, singular) bricking oneself (participle, present) bricked oneself (participle, past) bricked oneself (past)

Questions

What does brick oneself mean?
To be scared; to be terrified.
Where does brick oneself come from?
See shit a brick.

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