English Dictionary

brickor mortis

名詞

イギリス英語 くだけた表現 稀用 不可算名詞

(UK, informal, rare) A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.

日本語の意味

住宅市場が非常に停滞しており、ほとんど住宅が売買されない状態

The town's housing market showed signs of brickor mortis last winter, with only a handful of homes changing hands.

昨冬、その町は住宅市場の停滞の兆しを見せ、売買が成立する家はわずかしかありませんでした。

意味（1）

(UK, informal, rare) A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.

I've certainly heard people complain of feeling credit crunched, although I can't really imagine anyone using the term brickor mortis with a straight face.]