lower the boom

(American informal)

to suddenly stop someone doing something you do not approve of Dad lowered the boom. I have to stay in the next two weekends.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oghenekevwe	-	Western African, Urhobo
Gottfrid	-	Swedish
Asger	-	Danish
Katrine	kaht-REE-ne (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Tiziana	tee-TSYAH-nah	Italian
Syntyche	SIN-tə-kee (English)	Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek