Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shit a brick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: shit a brick
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment.

Example Sentences

"If our boss finds out we did this and didn't tell him, he's gonna shit a brick."
"When he saw that bull moose charging, he was about to shit a brick."
"She was thunderstruck when she came face to face with the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton. At her age, and in that same place, my big brother Bernie, a born scientist who can't draw or paint for sour apples, would have shit an even bigger brick."

Inflected Forms

shits a brick (present, singular) shitting a brick (participle, present) shat a brick (participle, past) shat a brick (past) shitted a brick (participle, past) shitted a brick (past) shit bricks (alternative)

Phrases

brick it give someone the shits scared shitless scare the shit out of

Frequently Paired Words

brick it chickenshit give someone the shits scared shitless scare the shit out of

Questions

What does shit a brick mean?: To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment.

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