come down on someone like a ton of bricks
come down on (one) like a ton of bricks
slang 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.
See also: brick, come, down, like, of, on, ton
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
come down on someone like a ton of bricks
If 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.
See also: brick, come, down, like, of, on, someone, ton
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
- come down on (one) like a ton of bricks
- be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
- be for the high jump
- crack down on (something)
- crack down on, to
- be soft on (someone)
- go light on
- go light on (someone)
- go soft on (someone)