"lower the boom on" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 严厉惩罚
• 严厉训斥

Definition

对违反规定或行为不当的人进行严厉惩罚或严厉训斥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

美国英语中的非正式习语，用于形容有权威的人严厉处罚下属、孩子等。和物理上的吊杆无关，纯属比喻用法。

Examples

The teacher lowered the boom on students who were cheating.

老师对作弊的学生**严厉惩罚**了。

My parents lowered the boom on me when I came home late.

我父母在我回家晚时**狠狠训斥了我**。

The manager finally lowered the boom on the lazy workers.

经理终于对懒惰的员工**严厉惩罚**了。

If you keep breaking the rules, they'll lower the boom on you sooner or later.

如果你一直违反规定，总有一天会被**严厉惩罚**。

After months of warnings, the company finally lowered the boom on employees who kept arriving late.

经过几个月的警告，公司终于对总是迟到的员工**严厉惩罚**了。

When the team kept missing deadlines, the boss decided to lower the boom on everyone at the next meeting.

团队总错过截止日期，老板决定下次会议上对所有人**严厉训斥**。