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come down on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
(Definition of come down on sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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come by sth phrasal verb
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come clean idiom
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come close to blows idiom
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come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
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come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom
- come down on sb/sth phrasal verb
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come down phrasal verb (DRUGS)
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come down phrasal verb (LAND)
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come down phrasal verb (LOWER LEVEL)
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come down phrasal verb (SUPPORT)
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come down phrasal verb (TRAVEL SOUTH)
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Synonyms and related words:
- attach verb (TAKE GOODS)
- attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)
- bar verb (PREVENT)
- be brought/called to account idiom
- carrot and stick idiom
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (PUNISH)
- clobber verb (HIT)
- community service noun
- crucify verb
- discipline verb (PUNISH)
- flay sb alive idiom
- parking ticket noun
- penal adjective (PUNISHMENT)
- penalize verb (PUNISH)
- punish verb (CRIME)
- punishable adjective
- punishment noun (CRIME)
- sentence noun (PUNISHMENT)
- skin sb alive idiom
- throw the book at sb idiom
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