A verb used to emphasize that a large spectacle has happened in the presence of a witness, who then defecated building blockson the spot.
It is commonly used in the past tense in the following format:
"When (insert), I shat bricks (./!)"
where the (insert) is filled with a noun affecting/completing an action or being affected by a verb and the sentence is ended with either a period or exclamation mark (./!)
It is also utilized as a phrase of exclamation, also in past tense. This clause is preceded by a remark or sentence which could be reformatted into the form above. However, this form is not as prevalent as the abovementioned.
Noun affecting or completing an action
"When Bender saw it, he shat bricks."
Noun being affected by an object
"When that guy got hit by that snow plow, I shat bricks!"
A phrase to describe something that makes you so livid that you can't compose coherent thoughts, something astounding. Another way to say "are you FUCKING kidding me?!"
Example:
Person A: "I got hit in the face with a snowball and now my parents are suing the school."
Person B: "That's absurd! Are you shitting my bricks?!?" OR "seriously? Don't shit my bricks."