# drop a brick

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.
2. Alternative form of drop a bombshell.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, brick.

## Source
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