hit (one) like a ton of bricks

hit (one) like a ton of bricks

To have a sudden and significant impact on one. The news that my cousin had died really hit me like a ton of bricks.
See also: brick, hit, like, of, ton
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hit the bricks
  • pavement
  • hit it with (one)
  • hit it with someone
  • hit with (something)
  • make a hit with (someone)
  • hit off
  • hit it off
  • hit it off with
  • hit it off, to