lower the boom

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 on the girls for staying out after midnight.
Syn.: CRACK DOWN.
The police lowered the boom on open gambling.
Categories: {informal} {v. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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