like a ton of bricks

like a ton of bricks
I adj infml

If the evidence is available against me, he'll be down on me like a ton of bricks — Если будут доказательства моей вины, то он с меня живого не слезет

II adv infml
1)

The fondest father doesn't welcome his offspring landing on his bed like a ton of bricks at 5.30 in the morning — Даже самому любящему отцу не понравится, когда его отпрыск хлопнется к нему в постель в 5.30 утра

When her husband showed up in the early hours of the morning she came down on him like a ton of bricks — Когда ее муж заявился домой под утро, она накинулась на него как пантера

He came down on us like a ton of bricks — Он нас ругал на чем свет стоит

She came down on me like a ton of bricks — Она набросилась на меня как бешеная

2)

She gave him a pleasant smile that settled on him like a ton of bricks — Она очаровательно улыбнулась ему, и эта улыбка проникла в самую душу

That new experience hit her like a ton of bricks — Пережитое потрясло ее до глубины души

The news hit him like a ton of bricks — Эта новость его потрясла


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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