come down on
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editcome down on (third-person singular simple present comes down on, present participle coming down on, simple past came down on, past participle come down on)
- (transitive) To punish or criticize (someone).
- The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To attack or harass (someone).
- (transitive) To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
- (transitive) To cause melancholy in (someone).