throw up a brick in English

Forms: throws up a brick [present, singular, third-person], throwing up a brick [participle, present], threw up a brick [past], thrown up a brick [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,threw,thrown>|head=throw up a brick}} throw up a brick (third-person singular simple present throws up a brick, present participle throwing up a brick, simple past threw up a brick, past participle thrown up a brick)

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"throw up a brick" meaning in English

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