Collocations for brick - noun
VERB + brick
lay
Chuck decided to lay the bricks himself.
Chuck decided to lay the bricks himself.
use
We rebuilt the fireplace using salvaged bricks.
We rebuilt the fireplace using salvaged bricks.
hurl (esp. BrE),
throw
brick + NOUN
wall
building, house, structure
facade
works (usually brickworks)
He got a job at the local brickworks.
building, house, structure
facade
works (usually brickworks)
He got a job at the local brickworks.
PHRASES
brick by brick
They moved the whole house, brick by brick.
They moved the whole house, brick by brick.
bricks and mortar
(figurative)
to invest in bricks and mortar
to invest in bricks and mortar
a course of bricks
They put an extra course of bricks around the pool.
They put an extra course of bricks around the pool.