Belgium· medium· informal

avoir une brique dans le ventre

“to have a brick in one's stomach”

Meaning

To long to own your own home

Explanation

A very Belgian trait: an almost inborn drive to build or own a house of your own rather than rent one.

Example

Chez nous, tout le monde a une brique dans le ventre, on rêve tous d'avoir sa maison.

Around here, everyone has that urge to own a home, we all dream of having our own house.

Origin

Took off in Belgium after the First World War, when a great many households were desperate to own their own place rather than rent.

Source

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