Come down on meaning
Come down on is a phrasal verb that means to take severe official or verbal action against a person or practice.
- Past simple
- came down on
- Past participle
- come down on
- -ing form
- coming down on
What come down on means
B2
To take severe official or verbal action against a person or practice
The regulator came down hard on misleading adverts.
Similar phrasal verbs
With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before.
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, break down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.
Common questions
What does come down on mean?
To take severe official or verbal action against a person or practice.
What is the past tense of come down on?
Came down on. The past participle is come down on.
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