COME DOWN ON meaning: Criticize or punish someone severely

We found 11 dictionaries that define the word come down on:

General (8 matching dictionaries)

come down on: Merriam-Webster
come down on: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
come down on: Wiktionary
come down on: Dictionary.com
come down on: TheFreeDictionary.com
come down on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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come down on: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)

come down on: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
come down on: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (come down on)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To punish or criticize (someone).
▸ verb:  (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To attack or harass (someone).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cause melancholy in (someone).

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scold, berate, reprimand, chastise, castigate, censure, chide, more...

Phrases:

come down on the side of, more...

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