drop a brick | Idiomator

Meaning: (UK,idiomatic)To commit afaux pas, especially inspeech, such as bytactlesslyspeaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.1978,Ambroise Vollard, translated by Violet M. MacDonald,Recollections of a Picture Dealer, Dover Publications, published2003,page28:It was on one of those Tuesdays that Idropped a brick, the memory of which still haunts me after more than forty years. A very loquacious lady, whom I had never seen before, appeared to be talking through her nose. “Don't you think,” I said to one of my neighbours, by way of starting conversation, “that lady would be well advised to sound her trumpet less often?”“You bet I do! I've not been able to get used to it these thirty years.”And as I stared at him, horror-struck:“Yes. I'm her husband.”1998, Harry Brewster,A Cosmopolite's Journey: Episodes from a Life‎[1], page216:I rememberdropping a brickwhen I first met her. As she at once started calling me 'Harry' in the way Americans are apt to do, the surname becoming immediately superfluous. I ventured to ask her what her Christian name was.‘I'm not a Christian, Harry.’; (US,idiomatic)Alternative form ofdrop a bombshell.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seedrop,‎brick.The clumsy builderdropped a brickon his toe.

Examples:

EN: Why didn't you just have him drop a brick on your head?
ES: ¿Por qué no le hiciste tirarte un ladrillo en la cabeza?
EN: That God is gonna drop a brick on our heads.
ES: Dios va a dejar caer un ladrillo sobre nuestras cabezas.
ID: Tuhan akan menghukum kita.
EN: -What? The kindest thing I could do to that is drop a brick on it.
ES: Lo más amable que haría con eso sería tirarle un ladrillo.
EN: I feel like we could probably just drop a brick on him.
ES: Creo que podríamos tirarle un ladrillo.
EN: Kanye West is going to drop a brick and it's going to hurt
HI: कान्ये वेस्ट एक विनम्र हारने वाला है
EN: Do you want to drop a brick before so many people?
ID: Kalian ingin terus bertengkar di depan penonton?
EN: Or you hope I let your cook drop a brick?
ID: Atau kau ingin aku untuk memaluin masakanmu di depan semua orang?
EN: I mean, he is little. I feel like we could probably just drop a brick on him.
ID: Dia bertubuh kecil, mungkin kita bisa menjatuhkan batu bata padanya.
EN: Should we drop a brick on him?
ID: Haruskah kita menjatuhkan batu bata padanya?
EN: If you drop a brick, it will fall on the ground.
TE: మీరు ఒక బంతి డ్రాప్ చేస్తే, అది నేల వైపు పడటం.

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