{v. phr.}, {informal} To enforce laws or rules strictly; require full obedience to a rule. * /After a speeding driver hit a child, the police cracked down./ - Often used with "on". * /Police suddenly cracked down on the selling of liquors to minors./ * /The coach cracked down on the players when he found they had not been obeying the training rules./
CRACK DOWN
Meaning of CRACK DOWN in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012