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.
(..) I'll talk. Willy is a -year-old adolescent orca. He is feet long And weighs in at over / tons. Come here, buddy. What's up, guy? Come on, Willy, you know the signals. Willy, this is (..)1993 Free Willy