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Definitions

hit the bricks

VERB
depart
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw
STRONG
abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish
WEAK
beat it cut and run cut out get away git go away go forth hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away start out take leave
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay
STRONG
combine come join
WEAK
keep to linger wait
VERB
picket
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blockade boycott demonstrate protest walk out
STRONG
strike
WEAK
stage a walkout
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go on strike stage a walkout walk out
STRONG
arbitrate boycott mediate negotiate picket quit
WEAK
be on strike hold out mutiny refuse to work resist revolt slow down tie up
Antonyms
STRONG
lock out
WEAK
comply obey

Example Sentences

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These stocks hit the bricks at the end of last year, and this year they have been getting demolished.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Ninety-nine times out of 100, they would be told to pack a box and hit the bricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

You have to hit the bricks and take that leap.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2021

You’ve evolved and become a happier person—and if she’s not screaming from the rooftops saying how proud she is of you, then she can hit the bricks.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2020

From June 30, 2017, to June 30 this year, 141 people who worked for the president have hit the bricks.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2018

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.