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lower the boom

To use one's superior physical strength; clobber.
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Additional definitions for 'lower the boom':

lower the boomTo suddenly overpower, with "on".
lower the boomAn expression probably originating in a nautical setting, where misdemeanors and mischief results in punishment.
Lower the BoomTo strictly punish; to restrict one to the rules
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