COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS

Meaning of COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS in English

see ton

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — see ton
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — {v. phr.}, {slang} To direct one's full anger at somebody. * /When the janitor was late for work, the manager …
Slang English vocab
COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — {v. phr.}, {slang} To direct one's full anger at somebody. * /When the janitor was late for work, the manager …
Словарь английских идиом
COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
English Idioms vocab
COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — reprove, punish harshly Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks.
English Idioms vocabulary
COME DOWN ON LIKE A TON OF BRICKS — v. phr. , slang To direct one's full anger at somebody. When the janitor was late for work, the manager …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES came down on...like a ton of bricks (= very severely ) ▪ I made the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TON — I. obsolete variant of tun II. ˈtən noun ( plural tons also ton ) Etymology: Middle English tonne, toun tun, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRICKS — plural of brick present third singular of brick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TON — ton 1 /tun/ , n. 1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TON — I. ˈtən noun ( plural tons also ton ) Etymology: Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TON — pl of toe. 2. ton ·noun a measure of weight or quantity. 3. ton ·noun the weight of twenty hundredweight. …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
TON — [ton] n, pl tons also ton [ME tunne unit of weight or capacity--more at tun] (14c) 1 a: a unit …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
TON — unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kilograms) in the United States (the short ton) …
Britannica English vocabulary
TON — I ton 'unit of weight, displacement, or speed' BrE AmE tʌn (= tun) ▷ tons tʌnz II ton French word …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TON — / tʌn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] ( pl. tons or ton ) a unit for measuring weight, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TON — ton S3 /tʌn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: tun 'container, unit of weight' (11-21 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TON — n. 1 (in full long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb. avoirdupois (1016.05 kg). 2 (in full …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
TON — n. 1 (in full long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb. avoirdupois (1016.05 kg). 2 (in full …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TON — 1. n.1 (in full long ton) a unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb. avoirdupois (1016.05 kg). 2 (in full …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TON — ( tons) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ton is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRICKS — Housing projects, commonly used as the name for Newark, New Jersey. Example: My house is in the bricks.
Slang English vocab
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COME — v. come from come in come by come by chance come down with come off come on come out come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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