built like a brick shithouse
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9.9
- idiom
- Offensive
:
hecho un toro
- I have very dense bones, and I was built like a brick shithouse.
Examples
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The athlete is built like a brick shithouse, making him a powerful contender in any competition.
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Despite his small stature, he was surprisingly built like a brick shithouse, showcasing impressive muscle tone.
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This guy was built like a brick shithouse.
Blog text (7) -
Many people admired him for being built like a brick shithouse, as he had the physique of a champion bodybuilder.
Synonyms
A person who is very strong and muscular with a solid, powerful body
A person who has very large muscles and a strong body
Very strong and solid, like a person with big muscles or a very hard box
Antonyms
How Strong
- Informal
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
built + like + a + brick + shithouse
The simile is compositionally transparent: a B1 learner who knows 'built', 'like', 'brick' and 'shithouse' can infer that something is constructed as solidly as a brick outhouse, so the intended meaning 'very strongly/solidly built' follows directly from the parts. Although the expression is informal and vulgar, its meaning is derived from a literal comparison to a sturdy brick structure rather than an arbitrary idiom.
Etymology
The idiom built like a brick shithouse comes from the picture of a small, heavy brick outside toilet called a shithouse that was solid and hard to move. So saying a man is built like a brick shithouse means he is very solid and strong - 'very strong'.