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be/come down on someone 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.

See also: brick, come, down, like

have someone down on you like a ton of bricks (informal)

be/come down on someone like a ton of bricks - to punish someone very quickly and severely. If she starts drinking again she'll have the family down on her like a ton of bricks.

See also: brick, down, like

hit someone like a ton of bricks (American, informal)

to surprise or shock someone very much. The truth hit him like a ton of bricks. The woman in the video was his own sister.

See also: brick, hit, like

weigh a ton (informal)

to be very heavy. This suitcase weighs a ton!

See also: weigh

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(hit you) like a ton of bricks

to shock you so much that you do not know how to react. The death of her father hit her like a ton of bricks.

See also: brick, like

weigh a ton

to be very heavy. This suitcase weighs a ton!

Usage notes: usually said about something you have to lift or carry

See also: weigh