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Meaning of come down on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To punish or criticize (someone).
transitive
To attack or harass (someone).
slang, transitive
To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
transitive
To cause melancholy in (someone).
transitive

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

come down the line come down the pike come down the road come down to come down to earth come down to us