come down on somebody

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

come down on sb/sth phrasal verb [ came down on sb/sth comes down on sb/sth coming down on sb/sth ]
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⁺: ↑Punishing and punishments ↑Punishing by causing pain ↑Hitting and beating
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