ton

*like a ton of bricks

Inf. like a great weight or burden. (*Typically: fall ~; hit ~; hit someone ~.) Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks. The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.

See also: brick, like

tons of something

lots of something. We got tons of fried chicken, so help yourself. You are in tons of trouble.

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be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks  (informal)

to punish someone very quickly and severely If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came down on him like a ton of bricks. (informal)

See hit like a ton of bricks, weigh a ton

See also: brick, like

hit somebody like a ton of bricks  (American informal)

to surprise or shock someone very much The truth hit him like a ton of bricks. The woman in the video was his own sister.

See also: brick, hit, like

weigh a ton  (informal)

to be very heavy This suitcase weighs a ton!

See also: weigh

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(hit you) like a ton of bricks

to shock you so much that you do not know how to react The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks.

See also: brick, like

weigh a ton

to be very heavy This suitcase weighs a ton!

Usage notes: usually said about something you have to lift or carry

See also: weigh