come\ down\ on\ like\ a\ ton\ of\ bricks

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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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