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[lower the boom] {v. phr.}, {informal} To punish strictly; check or stop fully. * /The mayor lowered the boom on outside jobs for city firemen./ * /Father lowered the boom […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sonic boom] {n.} A loud noise and vibration in the air, made when a jet plane passes the speed of sound (1087 feet per second). * /Fast jet planes sometimes […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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