crack down

See also: crackdown

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹæk ˈdaʊn/

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Verb

crack down (third-person singular simple present cracks down, present participle cracking down, simple past and past participle cracked down)

1. (idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.

   Coordinate term: clamp down

   The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.

   At this point they're hoping that the government will crack down and will put an end to deceptive rental offerings.

   • 2009, Kevin J. Anderson, The Ashes of Worlds:

     He wished he had tens of thousands more troops under Andez's control so he could round up every one of these demonstrators. But it was futile to continue cracking down. The stunnings, beatings and arrests had only inflamed them further.

Derived terms

• crackdown (noun)

Translations

take harsh action against

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  Mandarin: 嚴厲打擊 / 严厉打击 (yánlì dǎjī)

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• German: hart durchgreifen (bei), scharf vorgehen (gegen)
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• Hebrew: נקט אמצעים (nakát emtsaím), דיכא (diké)
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• Italian: usare la mano pesante, dare un giro di vite, opporsi (it)
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• Russian: подавля́ть (ru) impf (podavljátʹ), подави́ть (ru) pf (podavítʹ); предпринима́ть (predprinimátʹ) / предприня́ть (predprinjátʹ) решительные (rešitelʹnyje) меры (mery) (predprinimátʹ / predprinjátʹ rešítelʹnyje méry) (про́тив кого-л. / чего-л.)
• Spanish: suprimir (es), poner mano dura contra, sojuzgar (es), reprimir (es), doblegar (es), oprimir (es), acabar con, ponerse duro con, aplicar mano dura, ajustar las riendas, ponerse serio con, castigar a, ponerse más estricto, combatir (es), tomar medidas drásticas con, imponer mano dura, aplastar (es)
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