The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus.
Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are starting to crack down.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
crack down on something — If the authorities crack down on something, they enforce the law by taking severe measures to restrict undesirable or criminal actions. To reduce road accidents, it was decided to crack down on speeding … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crack down (on something) — ˌcrack ˈdown (on sb/sth) derived to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it • Police are cracking down on drug dealers. related noun ↑crackdown Main entry: ↑crackderived … Useful english dictionary
crack down on someone — crack down (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are… … New idioms dictionary
crack down on — crack down (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are… … New idioms dictionary
crack down — (on (someone/something)) to take strong action to stop something bad from continuing. The university is taking steps to crack down on underage drinking on campus. Countries that used to ignore terrorist groups in their midst are starting to crack … New idioms dictionary
crack down — verb repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) The police clamped down on illegal drugs • Syn: ↑clamp down • Derivationally related forms: ↑crackdown, ↑clampdown (for: ↑clamp down) … Useful english dictionary
crack down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms crack down : present tense I/you/we/they crack down he/she/it cracks down present participle cracking down past tense cracked down past participle cracked down to start dealing with someone or something much … English dictionary
crack·down — /ˈkrækˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] : a serious attempt to punish people for doing something that is not allowed : an increased effort to enforce a law or rule Companies that pollute are the target of a new crackdown. often + on There s been a… … Useful english dictionary
crack down on — verb to enforce laws or punish (something) more vigilantly Every year around the holidays, the police launch a campaign to crack down on drunk driving … Wiktionary
ˌcrack ˈdown — phrasal verb to start dealing with someone or something much more strictly than before The school is cracking down on smoking.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
