come down on

English

Alternative forms

• come down upon

Pronunciation

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Verb

come 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)

1. (transitive) To punish or criticize (someone).

   The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.

2. (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To attack or harass (someone).
3. (transitive) To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
4. (transitive) To cause melancholy in (someone).

See also

• like a ton of bricks

Anagrams

• come on down