hit the bricks
Walk off, protesting
Hit the bricks means to leave, especially to go out into the streets.
It often implies being forced out or taking action: When the contract expired, the union hit the bricks.
The phrase can be a dismissive command—telling someone to get lost: You're fired. Hit the bricks.
Sanctioned time away
- get goingCommence motion or activity
- take offBegin flight, depart
- head outBegin one's departure
- scramDepart hastily, informally
beat it · get lost · vamoose · split · bounce · clear out · make tracks · step out
Pointed fence stake
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- labor disputeWorker-employer disagreement
- unionJoining into one
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
collective action · grievance · solidarity · demonstration · protest · picket line · organized labor · industrial action
Terminated from employment
- laid offDismissed from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- sackedDismissed from a job
- let goCease holding something
pink slip · walking papers · shown the door · canned · axed · discharged · dismissed · ousted
leave
Sanctioned time away
scram · beat it · get lost · vamoose · split · bounce · clear out · make tracks · step out · move along
picket
Pointed fence stake
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- labor disputeWorker-employer disagreement
- unionJoining into one
work stoppage · collective action · grievance · solidarity · demonstration · protest · picket line · organized labor · industrial action · negotiation
fired
Terminated from employment
- laid offDismissed from employment
- terminatedBrought to an end
- sackedDismissed from a job
let go · pink slip · walking papers · shown the door · canned · axed · discharged · dismissed · ousted · redundancy
hit the bricksstick around
Remain in place temporarily
stay put · come on in · welcome · come in · arrive
hits, hitting, hitter, hitters, brick, bricks, bricked, bricking, brickwork