hit the bricks

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Every coach has to hit the bricks and turn over the roster with win-now, experienced talent.

From The Wall Street Journal

The day before close to 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in several states hit the bricks in the largest healthcare strike in American history, the Washington Post reported the results of an explosive year-long investigation that revealed the country's life expectancy was cratering in large measure thanks to premature deaths due to chronic illness.

From Salon

If not, he can hit the bricks.

From Slate