be built like a brick shithouse

見 shithouse

a brick short of a load

bricks and mortar

buildings, typically housing

建筑物（尤指住房）

untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortar.

數(shù)不清的土地正被用來建造房屋。

come up against (或 hit) a brick wall

face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something

遇見不可克服的困難

like a ton of bricks

(informal)with crushing weight, force, or authority

(非正式)具有壓倒性的重量（影響或權威），勢不可擋

the FA came down on him like a ton of bricks.

足球協(xié)會以咄咄逼人之勢向他興師問罪。

you can't make bricks without straw

(proverb)nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information

(諺)巧婦難為無米之炊

drop a brick【非正式用語】

To make a clumsy social error.

犯不雅的社交錯誤