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drop a brick
Verb
UK
idiomatic
US
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
場の空気を読まずに、不適切な発言をしてしまう（失言する） / 無意識に緊張を損ねるような、タブーに触れる発言をしてしまう
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(UK, idiomatic) To commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned. / (US, idiomatic) Alternative form of drop a bombshell
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drop a brick
She dropped a brick during the interview when she congratulated him on his promotion, not knowing he'd been laid off.
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She dropped a brick during the interview when she congratulated him on his promotion, not knowing he'd been laid off.
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