clamp down on

== English == === Verb === clamp down on (third-person singular simple present clamps down on, present participle clamping down on, simple past and past participle clamped down on) (transitive, idiomatic) 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. Coordinate terms: crack down (harsher), put a damper on (milder) ==== Derived terms ==== clampdown (noun) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====