Definition
To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment.
In Context
- "If our boss finds out we did this and didn't tell him, he's gonna shit a brick."
- "When he saw that bull moose charging, he was about to shit a brick."
- "She was thunderstruck when she came face to face with the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton. At her age, and in that same place, my big brother Bernie, a born scientist who can't draw or paint for sour apples, would have shit an even bigger brick."
See Also
- brick it
- chickenshit
- give someone the shits
- scared shitless
- scare the shit out of