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drop a brick

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  1. Also, drop a clanger. Say something indiscreet, commit a social gaffe. For example, John dropped a brick when he called her by his ex-wife's name. [Slang; 1920s]

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It might care enough for Lee to drop a brick now and then.

From The Beautiful and Damned by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)

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