lower the boom
Example Sentences
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Three years later, Bruener’s punting/kicking services are no longer needed … which has allowed the Husky legacy to lower the boom.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
She reached then-CEO Jack Dorsey in French Polynesia, and they agreed to lower the boom.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
“If anything the DA may perceive this as an unapologetic scapegoat tactic and lower the boom even harder. You and I will be collateral damage in this tragedy and approach, it makes no sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Why wouldn’t the county lower the boom on those who harbor bed bugs?
From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2015
He personally conducted only those cases that would give him ironclad publicity; he preferred to lower the boom on a lighter charge than chance an acquittal.
From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith
