come down on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with come uk/kʌm/us/kʌm/verb came, come
to punish or criticize a person or activity very strongly:
They're coming down heavily on people for not paying their licence fees.
The authorities plan to come down hard on truancy in future.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- non-custodial
- parking ticket
- penal
- penalize
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- wheel clamp
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