present participle of drop like a hot brick

simple past tense and past participle of drop like a hot brick

(slang) Not mentally sound; insane. / (idiomatic) Stupid.

(simile, colloquial) Very strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To waste effort on a futile project.

present participle of make bricks without straw

simple past tense and past participle of make bricks without straw

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make bricks without straw

(idiomatic) To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.

(transitive) To have a sudden and significant impact.