brick oneself

verb

To be scared; to be terrified.

“When I realized I'd been caught, I started bricking myself.”

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Meanings

verbbrick oneself (third-person singular simple present bricks oneself, present participle bricking oneself, simple past and past participle bricked oneself)

present singular third person bricks oneself · participle present bricking oneself · participle past bricked oneself · past bricked oneself

  1. slangvulgarTo be scared; to be terrified.

    When I realized I'd been caught, I started bricking myself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
piss oneself

Origin

See shit a brick.

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APA

brick oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brick%20oneself

MLA

“brick oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brick%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brick oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brick%20oneself.

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