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.
(..) holding it for you, like a bank. Except better than a bank because banks always get knocked off. No one knocks off old Tony. Besides, with a bank... there's always tons of forms and all that shit. But old Tony, nothing to read, nothing to write. It's all in his head. I know how to read now. (..)1994 Léon: The Professional