built

be built like a brick shithouse (British & Australian, very informal!)

if someone is built like a brick shithouse, they are very strong and very big. I wasn't going to argue with him - he was built like a brick shithouse.

See also: brick, like

be built like a tank

if a person or a vehicle is built like a tank, they are very strong and very big. These cars are built like tanks. I should imagine he's pretty strong - he's built like a tank.

See also: like, tank

be built on sand

if something is built on sand, it is not firmly established and is likely to fail. They seem quite happy now but I have a feeling that this marriage is built on sand.

See also: sand

Rome wasn't built in a day.

something that you say which means that it takes a long time to do an important job. 'Sometimes it feels like we've spent all our lives decorating this house.' 'Well, Rome wasn't built in a day.'

See also: day, Rome, wasn't