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them's the bricks 

an expression suggesting acceptance of a difficult, frustrating or disappointing situation
I asked her out and she turned me down, but them's the bricks.
them's the bricks by HiddenPaw October 21, 2008

shitting bricks out of a duck’s bum 

It means “to push something large through a small hole or entrance that can be very painful or difficult to get rid of”.
(Feeling constipated)
“Man, I’m gonna be shitting bricks out of a duck’s bum if don’t poop soon”.

three bricks shy of a load 

The poor guy must be three bricks shy of a load.

a few bricks shy of a load

A kind euphamism for an assinine, brain-free, idiotic fool.

This colorful phrase, like not the brightest tool in the shed, not the sharpest pencil in the drawer, not playing with a full deck, and other similar turns of phrase, are lost on those who fit the description.
"That guy ain't right."

"Yeah, he's a few bricks shy of a load."

"I wonder if the doctor dropped him on his head when he was born."

bricks were shat 

Verbal statement of a reaction. Applied to scenarios when you are/were stunned or bewildered.
Bob: Can you believe Bruce Willis was dead the whole time?

Bill: I know. Bricks were shat all over my new couch.