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was bricking

  • past progressive
    of brick.
    brick
    noun
    a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.

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Three years later he was bricking under pressure again, going two for 13 to send the 2018 Warriors back to the Finals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

Azeem admits he was "bricking it" on the day of the operation.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2022

"More importantly, my BlackBerry went flying out of my pocket. And it vanished. On that BlackBerry was a note, that said, 'To TB, cc GB - Transition.' Tony Blair, Gordon Brown. I was bricking it."

From BBC ● May 30, 2017

I really don't like it" – and Paul Merson – "Glenn could see I was bricking it.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2013