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Definition of come down on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come down on

phrasal verb
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come down on somebody
  1. [no passive] (informal) to criticize somebody severely or punish somebody
    • Don't come down too hard on her.
    • The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders.
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