clamp down on (English, verb)
expansion: clamp down on (third-person singular simple present clamps down on, present participle clamping down on, simple past and past participle clamped down on)
Senses:
glosses: To take measures to stop (something); to put an end to (something); to exert tighter control of (something); to treat (someone or something) more harshly.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: clamps down on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clamping down on
tags: participle
present
form: clamped down on
tags: participle
past
form: clamped down on
tags: past