(transitive) To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.
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(transitive) To punish or criticize (someone).
The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.
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(transitive, slang, AAVE) To attack or harass (someone).
The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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