Come-down-on Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of come down on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

come down on

 phrasal verbphrasal verb jump to other resultsPhrasal Verbs

come down on somebody

[no passive] (informal) jump to other resultsto criticize someone severely or punish someone Don't come down too hard on her. The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders.
See come down on in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Other results

All matches
  • come down on one side of the fence or the other
Idioms
  • come down on one side of the fence or the other

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