put up a brick

verb

put up a brick

verb

Etymology Implies the basketball is as heavy and stiff as a literal building brick instead of having a soft, clean arc.

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Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Idiomatic, Slang Taking a bad shot that strongly misses the target and clanks loudly off the rim or backboard.

Related terms
brick, bricklayer

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