| 词汇 | come down on someone like a ton of bricks |
| 释义 | Idiom come down on someone like a ton of bricksbe/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely.If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks.When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came down on him like a ton of bricks. come down on (one) like a ton of bricksslang To punish someone swiftly and harshly. Mom will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you come home past curfew again. When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal came down on me like a ton of bricks. come down on someone like a ton of bricksIf you come down on someone like a ton of bricks, you punish them very severely. If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks. The committee will come down like a ton of bricks on any company that deceives its customers. Note: You can also say that someone will be down on you like a ton of bricks. If I owed them any money, they'd be down on me like a ton of bricks. |
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