drop a brick

短语

失言, 做事出岔子

发音

AU

词形变化

dropped a brick dropping a brick drops a brick 三单 drops a brick dropping a brick 现在分词 dropped a brick 过去式 dropped a brick 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.

    英国 习语
  2. 2.

    Alternative form of drop a bombshell.

    美国 习语
  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, brick.

    The clumsy builder dropped a brick on his toe.