- lower the boom
- phrasal to deal a crushing blow or punishment
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lower the boom
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lower the boom — {v. phr.}, {informal} To punish strictly; check or stop fully. * /The mayor lowered the boom on outside jobs for city firemen./ * /Father lowered the boom on the girls for staying out after midnight./ Syn.: CRACK DOWN. * /The police lowered the… … Dictionary of American idioms
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