Drop a brick

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.

2.VerbAlternative form of drop a bombshell.

3.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ brick.

"The clumsy builder dropped a brick on his toe."

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