to come down like a ton of bricks on someone对人严厉；责难某人

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

To be very severe with someone，to come down hard on him or her．This Americanism dates back to the nineteenth century and resembles the British come down like a thousand bricks on him．It has been pointed out that the British expression is more technically accurate，in that bricks aren’t sold or measured by the ton．

此短语意义如上所示。这一美国用语源于19世纪，与英国英语come down like a thousand bricks on him相似。有人指出，英国的用法更为科学准确，因为“砖”不是按顿出售或计量的。