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.
(..) Clarissa! Hey! Jackson? What are you doing here? We got swallowed up, just like you. Nice ship. My dad's got tons of this stuff left over from wars throughout history. It was either this or a Huey from Vietnam. I figured a boat would be more practical. What's going on? (..)2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters