lower the boom

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lower the boom (third-person singular simple present lowers the boom, present participle lowering the boom, simple past and past participle lowered the boom)

  1. (idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength.
  2. (idiomatic, with "on") To scold severely.
    When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him.

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