like a ton of bricks

前置詞句

口語

(simile, colloquial) Very strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly.

日本語の意味

非常に激しく、予想外に強い衝撃や影響を受ける様子 / 急激に力が働いて重い打撃を与えるような状況を示す

When the verdict was announced, relief hit me like a ton of bricks.

評決が発表されたとき、安堵が圧倒的な力で押し寄せてきた。

意味（1）

(simile, colloquial) Very strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly.

The Defendant then came down on me like a ton of bricks, as my eye will prove.