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to clamp down on
01
to take strict measures to control or suppress something, often via enforcing rules or regulations
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down on
Base verb
clamp
Present tense
clamp down on
3rd person singular
clamps down on
Present participle
clamping down on
Past simple
clamped down on
Past participle
clamped down on
Examples
The government decided to clamp down on illegal immigration by increasing border security.
