hit like a ton of bricks
To have a sudden and significant emotional impact.
His depression hit him like a ton of bricks.
ton
/tʌn/
noun 9
Collocations
4ADJ.
inside, lost, metric, old, selfish, still, under
She felt a ton lost when she first arrived at the new school.
VERB + TON
box, eats, got, house, like, looks, makes, set
She eats a ton of vegetables every week to stay healthy.
TON + NOUN
bricks, dust, food, meat, meteorite, oregon, people, pressure
The construction crew dumped a ton of bricks into the recycling center yesterday.
PREP.
in, in, on
I've got a ton of laundry to do this weekend.
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