英语词汇“lower the boom, to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	lower the boom, to
释义	lower the boom, to lower the boom, to To punish severely, to take a decisive action against. This slangy expression, also sometimes used in the meaning of literally delivering a knockout punch, dates from the first half of the 1900s. It alludes to a sailboat’s boom, which can swing wildly in a changing wind. For example, “The bank lowered the boom on Jim and demanded the collateral on his loan.”See also: lower
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