clamp down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения принятия строгих или решительных мер для подавления или предотвращения чего-либо, особенно преступности или нежелательного поведения.

A phrasal verb used to indicate taking strict or forceful action to suppress or prevent something, especially crime or undesirable behavior.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Suppress or restrictformal

   To take strict action to prevent or control something, especially illegal or undesirable activities.

   Пресекать

   • The government decided to clamp down on tax evasion.
   • Police are clamping down on street racing in the city.
   • The school clamped down on bullying with new policies.

   Synonymscheckcontrolcrack downcurbput downquashrepressrestrictsquelchstiflestopsuppress

   Antonymsallowencouragepermit

Base verbclamp