English Phrasal Verbs (181/365) - Crack Down On Something/Someone
The police cracking down on protesting students in Myanmar
To crack down on something means to become more severe with something. When the authorities crack down on something, they deal with something more strictly.
Example sentences:
- The police are cracking down on speeding.
- Border officials crack down on narcotics smuggling.
They need to crack down on the coders at Steemit!
The downtime sucked a lot. But at least they got it up and running and it should be fine. The should've tested it better, though. Apparently, they haven't figured out how to simulate the kinds of loads on the testnet as in the production environment.
Today I will not make examples. but if I would like this to apply in my country.
Gosh! The photo is a bit painful! But it's really cracking!