| 单词 | to hit the bricks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hit the bricks d. to hit the bricks: (a) (see quot. 1950); (b) to go on strike. U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > participate in labour relations [verb (intransitive)] > strike strike1769 to turn out1795 to strike work, tools1803 stick1823 to come out1841 to go out1850 to down tools1855 to hit the bricks1931 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > imprison [verb (transitive)] > release from prison > on parole parole1652 to hit the bricks1931 1931 Amer. Speech 6 439 Hit the bricks, to, to be released from prison. 1946 Seafarers' Log 1 Feb. 4/3 When you hit the bricks in those days you didn't expect to come back aboard real soon. 1946 Seafarers' Log 17 May 6/4 The seamen responded almost unanimously to the strike call with organized and unorganized seamen alike tying up the ships and hitting the bricks. 1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 97/2 Hit the bricks,..to be paroled, discharged, acquitted, or otherwise set free. ‘Hawk's got a flat bit..so he's gotta hit the bricks.’ 1964 Time 2 Oct. 111 The United Auto Workers hit the bricks against giant General Motors. < as lemmas |
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