"gold brick" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1986, Philander C. Johnson, Senator Sorghum's Primer of Politics, page 20:",
          "text": "WHEN YOU do business with a man who is willing to sell himself, you musn't be surprised if you find that you have bought a gold brick.",
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          "ref": "2002, Nancy Bruce, Grinning from Ear to Ear, page 47:",
          "text": "In addition, that place became a haven for some of our drunks and gold bricks.",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Anthony J. DiFiore, Papa Remembers, page 45:",
          "text": "The funny thing is I never met a gold brick on the ship.",
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          "ref": "2014, George W. Neill, Infantry Soldier: Holding the Lines at the Battle of the Bulge:",
          "text": "In their minds, he was the ultimate “gold brick” and“smart ass”—and they were right.",
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          "ref": "2015, Joseph Lewis French, The Best Psychic Stories: Famous People:",
          "text": "How do we know that the avouching unknown could not have been sold a gold brick?",
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      "form": "gold bricking",
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      "form": "gold bricked",
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          "ref": "1931, Fur Trade Journal of Canada - Volumes 9-11, page 22:",
          "text": "Stupid, ignorant, unsuspicious, trusting, it did not take long for this suave promoter to \"gold brick\" the poor widow of her little insurance money and the little savings of years.",
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          "ref": "2005, Thomas Larson, The Vagabonds: Escape From Europe In 1939, page 248:",
          "text": "Oh yes, I got plenty of good exercise all morning so decided to gold brick in the afternoon.",
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          "ref": "2007, Larry Groves, Seasons in Time, page 111:",
          "text": "Tina Marie tried to gold brick her way out of going to school, complaining of a sore throat, but Mom wasn't falling for it.",
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          "ref": "1986, Philander C. Johnson, Senator Sorghum's Primer of Politics, page 20:",
          "text": "WHEN YOU do business with a man who is willing to sell himself, you musn't be surprised if you find that you have bought a gold brick.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Nancy Bruce, Grinning from Ear to Ear, page 47:",
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        },
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          "text": "The funny thing is I never met a gold brick on the ship.",
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        },
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          "text": "In their minds, he was the ultimate “gold brick” and“smart ass”—and they were right.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2015, Joseph Lewis French, The Best Psychic Stories: Famous People:",
          "text": "How do we know that the avouching unknown could not have been sold a gold brick?",
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        }
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          "ref": "1931, Fur Trade Journal of Canada - Volumes 9-11, page 22:",
          "text": "Stupid, ignorant, unsuspicious, trusting, it did not take long for this suave promoter to \"gold brick\" the poor widow of her little insurance money and the little savings of years.",
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          "ref": "2005, Thomas Larson, The Vagabonds: Escape From Europe In 1939, page 248:",
          "text": "Oh yes, I got plenty of good exercise all morning so decided to gold brick in the afternoon.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2007, Larry Groves, Seasons in Time, page 111:",
          "text": "Tina Marie tried to gold brick her way out of going to school, complaining of a sore throat, but Mom wasn't falling for it.",
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