Our boss 'came down on us like a ton of bricks' [=got very angry at us] when he found out we had missed the meeting.
The loss of his job 'hit him like a ton of bricks'. [=hit him very hard; made him very upset, unhappy, etc.]
I still have a 'ton' to do before the guests arrive.
(..) she was around her mid-s. SAROYAN: Well, and surface flesh is pretty much gone, but not from decomposition. Well, you can chalk that up to tons of predation. I mean, these trails are teeming with coyotes, uh, badgers, foxes. Do we have time of death yet? (..)2015 TvShow: Bones Title: The Promise in the Palace Season: 11 Episode 7