Brick by brick

一砖一瓦

Learning English Conversations

语言学习

2024-03-19

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  • Welcome to the English we speak with.

  • Me Phil and me Feyfei, we have.

  • A phrase which is about building something up or taking it apart carefully.

  • It's brick by brick.

  • Brick by brick.

  • This sounds like something related to construction.

  • It can be, but actually we often use it more metaphorically, especially when we can use the verb build in that way.

  • So for example, my brother is really proud of his business.

  • He built it brick by brick.

  • So your brothers job has nothing to do with building, has it?

  • No, hes an accountant.

  • Its his company that he built.

  • He grew it carefully and gradually and now its really successful.

  • Your brother built his success brick by brick.

  • You also said that it can be used for taking things apart.

  • Yes, thats right.

  • If you take a house apart brick by brick, youre doing it carefully enough that it could be rebuilt somewhere else.

  • Again, its not just literal.

  • If youre trying to disprove someone, you can take their argument apart brick by brick.

  • That would be when you carefully argue against each of the points someone has made.