The government came down on the side of oil companies that want to drill on public lands.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
come down on the side of something — come down on the side of (someone/something) to support someone or something. The government came down on the side of oil companies that want to drill on public lands. Related vocabulary: come down on someone/something … New idioms dictionary
come down on the side of — (someone/something) to support someone or something. The government came down on the side of oil companies that want to drill on public lands. Related vocabulary: come down on someone/something … New idioms dictionary
come down on someone — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
come down on something — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
come down on — (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down on the issue.… … New idioms dictionary
come down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come down : present tense I/you/we/they come down he/she/it comes down present participle coming down past tense came down past participle come down 1) to move down to the ground or to a lower level He was… … English dictionary
come down on — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you come down on one side of an argument, you declare that you support that side. [V P P n] He clearly and decisively came down on the side of President Rafsanjani. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you come down on someone, you criticize… … English dictionary
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come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce … Dictionary of contemporary English
come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
