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单词 to lower the boom on
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to 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.
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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.
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