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

clamp down

phrasal verb
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clamp down (on somebody/something)
  1. to take strict action in order to prevent something, especially crime
    • a campaign by police to clamp down on street crime
    • The US government is clamping down on drugs.
    • to clamp down hard on bullying
    related noun clampdown
See clamp down in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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