put up a brick

== English == === Etymology === Implies the basketball is as heavy and stiff as a literal building brick instead of having a soft, clean arc. === Verb === put up a brick (third-person singular simple present puts up a brick, present participle putting up a brick, simple past and past participle put up a brick) (slang, idiomatic, basketball) Taking a bad shot that strongly misses the target and clanks loudly off the rim or backboard. Synonym: throw up a brick === See also === brick (sense 6) bricklayer