shit a brick

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shit a brick

verb shits a brick · shitting a brick · shit a brick · shat a brick

  1. idiomatic, vulgar To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment. If our boss finds out we did this and didn't tell him, he's gonna shit a brick.

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verb To react strongly in anger

Portuguêsficar puto da cara
Françaischier une pendule, péter un plomb

verb To react strongly in fear

Españolcagarse de miedo
Portuguêsse cagar de medo
Françaischier dans son froc
Românăa se căca pe el de frică
Русскийобосра́ться кирпичами obosrátʹsja kirpičami

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@misc{shit_a_brick_2026,
  title = {shit a brick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shit%20a%20brick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}