be down on like a ton of bricks

be/come down on somebody 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 down on him like a ton of bricks. (informal)

See hit like a ton of bricks, weigh a ton

See also: brick, down, like, of, on, ton

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jaime (1)	HIE-me (Spanish), ZHIEM (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Donatus	-	Late Roman
Renita	-	English
Kyros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Mai (1)	-	Vietnamese
Ermes	-	Italian