crack down

See also: crackdown

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹæk.daʊn/

• Audio (AU):

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Verb

crack down

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

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

Translations

take harsh action against

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嚴厲打擊／严厉打击 (yánlì dǎjī), 严厉打击 (yánlì dǎjī)

• Finnish: iskeä (fi)
• German: scharf vorgehen
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• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• 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: please add this translation if you can

See also

• crackdown (noun)