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crack down
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to c down on something -> adoptar medidas severas contra algo

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crack down [krak]
To crack down on somebody/something, tomar medidas enérgicas contra alguien/algo.

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crack down
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
schools are using the opportunity to crack down hard there have been protests, particularly about the hygiene of fresh meat on such stalls, but the government refuses to crack down a man staring at the wreckage of the police station declares that the time has come for the government to crack down if the Inland Revenue starts cracking down, many people could find themselves charged with tax evasion
to crack down (on sth/sb) tomar medidas enérgicas or duras (contra algo/algn)
the government has cracked down hard on drugs the FTC did crack down on the more blatant abuses in advertising the worst way to deal with sulky teenagers is to crack down on them

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