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come down on

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Ελληνικάπλακώνω
Українськанакинутися

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.
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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

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