英语词汇“to come down on like a ton of bricks”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

> as lemmas

to come (also be) down on like a ton of bricks

c. to come (also be) down on like a ton of bricks: to attack or punish with great vigour; to reprimand severely.

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1873 Hamilton (Victoria) Spectator 28 June If I owed him over a note, he was down on me like a ton of bricks.

1894 To-day 26 May 70/1 A good few of the Johnnies can't pay, and they'll come down on me like a ton of bricks.

1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock ii. ii. 91 If there's any fighting I shall come down like a ton of bricks on both of you.

1967 E. Grierson Crime of one's Own xii. 98 The..gentleman..made his living by selling books, and not those sort of books.., or the Super would have been down on the place long since like a ton of bricks.

2005 G. Hart in R. Bean Harvest (Research Interviews) 136 As long as you've not been trying to fiddle us you'll be alright,..but if you have, we'll come down on you like a ton of bricks.

extracted from brickn.¹adj.¹

to come down (on or upon) (a person) like a ton of bricks

d. to come down (on or upon) (a person) like a ton of bricks: see to come down 2b at come v. Phrasal verbs 1.

extracted from tonn.¹

as lemmas

单词	to come down on like a ton of bricks
释义	> as lemmas to come (also be) down on like a ton of bricks c. to come (also be) down on like a ton of bricks: to attack or punish with great vigour; to reprimand severely. ΚΠ 1873 Hamilton (Victoria) Spectator 28 June If I owed him over a note, he was down on me like a ton of bricks. 1894 To-day 26 May 70/1 A good few of the Johnnies can't pay, and they'll come down on me like a ton of bricks. 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock ii. ii. 91 If there's any fighting I shall come down like a ton of bricks on both of you. 1967 E. Grierson Crime of one's Own xii. 98 The..gentleman..made his living by selling books, and not those sort of books.., or the Super would have been down on the place long since like a ton of bricks. 2005 G. Hart in R. Bean Harvest (Research Interviews) 136 As long as you've not been trying to fiddle us you'll be alright,..but if you have, we'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. extracted from brickn.¹adj.¹ to come down (on or upon) (a person) like a ton of bricks d. to come down (on or upon) (a person) like a ton of bricks: see to come down 2b at come v. Phrasal verbs 1. extracted from tonn.¹ < as lemmas
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