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Lcchang Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Lower the boom

On NBC's "Today" show substitute-host David Gregory opened the show declaring: "You just have to appreciate the, the concentration and the precision! Just a few things going on in the world but it's as if everything was stopped and at a standstill for the President to lower the boom."

May I ask what "concentration" and "precision" refer to?
And if the President's lowering the boom means the punitive action he did to some enterprises?
Please advise.
  

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"Concentration" and "precision" refer to how Obama swatted the fly. The use of "lower the boom" signifies that the President was harshly punishing the fly. aspx

— Lakshwadeep

  • "Concentration" and "precision" refer to how Obama swatted the fly.
  • The use of "lower the boom" signifies that the President was harshly punishing the fly.
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"Concentration" and "precision" refer to how Obama swatted the fly. The use of "lower the boom" signifies that the President was harshly punishing the fly. You can see a transcript of that show opening here:
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2009/20090617051343.aspx
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