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.
(..) you, the citizens and led peace honour to extend to you (Tigress), (snake) (stork), (monkey) (Mantis) five Angry of preparing warriors thousand tons of fire to see this You Get (and finally tagged (Tigress believe me, you citizens did not see anything yet Learn (..)2008 Kung Fu Panda