词组 | built like a brick shithouse |
释义 | built like a brick outhouse and built like a brick shithouse Theme: ATTRACTIVE mod. well-built— either strong or attractive. (The second entry is potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.)That guy's built like a brick shithouse.This garage is built like a brick outhouse. It'll last for years. Theme: STRONG mod. well-built— either strong or attractive. (The second entry is potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.)That guy's built like a brick shithouse.This garage is built like a brick outhouse. It'll last for years. Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers. built like a brick shithouse1. slang Very muscular and strong. Bert is built like a brick shithouse, so get him to help you move all this furniture! 2. slang Very buxom and curvaceous. Mary has a great body—she's built like a brick shithouse. built like a brick shithouseBRITISH, INFORMAL, VERY RUDEIf you say that someone is built like a brick shithouse, you mean that they are extremely tall, broad, and strong-looking. This guy was built like a brick shithouse, with a huge mustache and smouldering brown eyes. Note: You can use brick-shithouse before a noun to describe someone who looks like this. He brought his brick-shithouse mate with him. Note: A shithouse is a slang word for a toilet. A brick shithouse is a strong outside toilet built using bricks instead of wood, from the time before many houses had indoor bathrooms. built like a brick shithouse1. mod. pertaining to a very strong and well-built person. (Usually refers to a male. Refers to the sturdiness of an outhouse [outdoor toilet] built of brick rather than the traditional wooden outhouse. Usually objectionable.) Chuck is built like a brick shithouse. The only fat on him is where his brain ought to be. 2. mod. pertaining to a beautiful and curvaceous woman. (Refers to the imagined curving and uneven walls of an outhouse built hastily and carelessly of brick. This sense is a misinterpretation of the first sense. Usually objectionable.) Look at that dame! She’s really built like a brick shithouse. |
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