- come down on like a ton of bricks
- reprove, punish harshly
Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks.
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come down on like a ton of bricks
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come down on like a ton of bricks — be/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… … New idioms dictionary
come down on like a ton of bricks — {v. phr.}, {slang} To direct one s full anger at somebody. * /When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come down on like a ton of bricks — {v. phr.}, {slang} To direct one s full anger at somebody. * /When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks./ … Dictionary of American idioms
come\ down\ on\ like\ a\ ton\ of\ bricks — v. phr. slang To direct one s full anger at somebody. When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks … Словарь американских идиом
be down on like a ton of bricks — be/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… … New idioms dictionary
come down on someone like a ton of bricks — informal phrase to criticize or punish someone very severely Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym Main entry: ton … Useful english dictionary
come down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/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… … New idioms dictionary
come down like a ton of bricks — See like a ton … A concise dictionary of English slang
be down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/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… … New idioms dictionary
have (someone) down on (you) like a ton of bricks — informal be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks to punish someone very quickly and severely. If she starts drinking again she ll have the family down on her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
