CRACK DOWN (ON SB/STH)


Meaning of CRACK DOWN (ON SB/STH) in English

to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it :

Police are cracking down on drug dealers.

—related noun crackdown

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.