hit like a ton of bricks in English

Forms: hits like a ton of bricks [present, singular, third-person], hitting like a ton of bricks [participle, present], hit like a ton of bricks [participle, past], hit like a ton of bricks [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> like a ton of bricks}} 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)

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      "form": "hits like a ton of bricks",
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          "text": "His depression hit him like a ton of bricks."
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        "To have a sudden and significant emotional impact."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To have a sudden and significant emotional impact."
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  "word": "hit like a ton of bricks"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hits like a ton of bricks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting like a ton of bricks",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit like a ton of bricks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit like a ton of bricks",
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      ]
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"hit like a ton of bricks" meaning in English

Verb

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