What does "crack down on" mean?

To take severe measures against something Similar to clamp down but implies even stricter action.

How do you use "crack down on" in a sentence?

Police are cracking down on drug dealers. The company cracked down on expenses. Time to crack down on lazy behaviour.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

含义: To take severe measures against something

严厉打击

Tomar medidas severas contra algo

厳しく取り締まる、徹底的に対処する

엄중히 단속하다, 철저히 대처하다

Similar to clamp down but implies even stricter action.

与clamp down类似，但暗示采取更严厉的措施。

Similar a clamp down pero implica acciones aún más estrictas.

clamp downに似ているが、さらに厳しい措置を含意する。

'clamp down'과 비슷하지만 더 강력한 조치를 암시한다.

Base verb: crack

Particle: down on

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
警方正在严厉打击毒贩
La policía está tomando medidas severas contra los traficantes de drogas
警察は麻薬の売人を厳しく取り締まっている
경찰이 마약상들을 엄중히 단속하고 있다.
The company cracked down on expenses.
公司严格控制开支
La empresa controló estrictamente los gastos
会社は経費を厳しく管理するようになった
회사가 경비를 엄격히 관리하기 시작했다.
Time to crack down on lazy behaviour.
是时候严厉整治懒散行为了
Es hora de actuar con firmeza contra el comportamiento perezoso
怠慢な態度を厳しく取り締まる時だ
게으른 태도를 엄하게 다스릴 때다.

语境: law enforcement, discipline, control

语气: severe

From forcefully cracking something to control it.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal