单词 | to lower the boom on |
释义 | > as lemmasto lower the boom on P3. North American slang. to lower the boom on: to inflict severe damage or harsh punishment on; to treat severely; (also) to put a stop to (an activity). Also to lower the boom: to deal a decisive or destructive blow. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat shendc893 overwinOE overheaveOE mate?c1225 to say checkmatea1346 vanquishc1366 stightlea1375 outrayc1390 to put undera1393 forbeat1393 to shave (a person's) beardc1412 to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425 adawc1440 supprisec1440 to knock downc1450 to put to the worsta1475 waurc1475 convanquish1483 to put out1485 trima1529 convince1548 foil1548 whip1571 evict1596 superate1598 reduce1605 convict1607 defail1608 cast1610 banga1616 evince1620 worst1646 conquer1655 cuffa1657 trounce1657 to ride down1670 outdo1677 routa1704 lurcha1716 fling1790 bowl1793 lick1800 beat1801 mill1810 to row (someone) up Salt River1828 defeat1830 sack1830 skunk1832 whop1836 pip1838 throw1850 to clean out1858 take1864 wallop1865 to sock it to1877 whack1877 to clean up1888 to beat out1893 to see off1919 to lower the boom on1920 tonk1926 clobber1944 ace1950 to run into the ground1955 the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > put a stop to an activity to cry holla1523 to drop the flag1925 to lower the boom on1972 1920 Billboard 3 July 68/3 One of the elephant herd..pulled stakes one night last week and went forth in quest of more juicy ‘chewin'’ than hay, and certainly ‘lowered the boom’ on many gardens. 1924 Davenport (Iowa) Democrat & Leader 24 Aug. 27/3 Both had won decisions in their previous fights, so Morrie evidently decided it was time to lower the boom. 1948 Billboard 15 May 31/1 (title of song) Clancy lowered the boom. 1951 New Yorker 30 June 21/1 Just as they were about to pawn my studs.., my patience evaporated and I lowered the boom on them. 1963 J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1964) xv. 186 Wes had been borrowing from everybody and his brother, and the boys had lowered the boom on him. 1972 Nevada State Jrnl. 15 Feb. 1 Reno's new chief of police has lowered the boom on the long-standing practice of ‘moonlighting’. 1975 Baldur (Manitoba) Gaz. 9 Apr. 4/1 March fooled everybody..with 25 days of Spring-like weather before lowering the boom with a lusty and gusty baby blizzard. 1994 New Republic 27 June 40/1 Khilnani..is not the first historian to lower the boom on the postwar French leftists. 2012 F. Peretti Illusion lx. 335 I wrecked my car three months ago—didn't hurt anybody..but I was DUI so they lowered the boom on me. < as lemmas |
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