shat a brick
Had extreme fear
Shat a brick means to experience extreme fear, shock, or anxiety—a vivid intensification of "scared shitless." The image is of terror so intense it produces a painful bowel movement: I nearly shat a brick when the cop knocked on my door.
Sometimes used for intense anger: My dad's going to shit a brick when he sees the car.
- freaked outBecame extremely agitated
- lost itSuddenly gave way emotionally
- had a cowReacted with extreme upset
- hit the roofBecome extremely angry suddenly
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
scared shitless · blew a gasket · blew a fuse · alarm · went bananas · panic · astonishment · flipped out · lost my mind · terror · lost one's cool · froze up · disbelief · shock · laughed one's head off · surprise · cracked up · heart attack