hit like a truck
Struck with force
To hit like a truck is to strike with overwhelming force, whether physical or emotional.
Bad news can hit like a truck.
So can a tackle, a hangover, or sudden realization: The grief hit me like a truck when I saw her empty chair.
The phrase emphasizes impact that's sudden, powerful, and hard to recover from.
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
sudden impact · epiphany · devastation · nostalgia · wallop · force · crash · blindsided · revelation · jolt · cold water · awakening · realization · blow · gut punch · sucker punch · knocked flat · slam
impact intensity
hit like a truckgentle touch
feather-light · light as a feather · delicate · imperceptible · subtle
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