Alternative form of brick and mortar / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bricks, and, mortar.

back and forth; with a reciprocating motion.

(dated) Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position.

(transitive) To cut and chop to pieces. / (transitive, figuratively) To rearrange or analyze in a number of different ways, often arbitrarily.

Further than; doing more than is expected or required.

Doing more than is expected or required.

(dated) completely and with violence

(idiomatic) emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim

(idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story.

(historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.