phrasal verb

Crack down on

Letter CInseparable

Crack down on

Use more authority than usual

Meanings

Use more authority than usual (inseparable, International English)

Examples

The police always CRACK DOWN ON drink-driving offences over the Christmas period.

Related

crack + …Same base verb … + down onSame particle

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