crack down

baskı uygulamak, sert önlem almak

to take severe measures to stop or limit something, especially illegal or undesirable behavior

The police decided to crack down on street racing after several accidents.

• The university will crack down on plagiarism by using new detection software.
• International bodies are cracking down on tax evasion to protect public revenues.
• Activists warned that the government might crack down on peaceful protests if tensions rise.

• crack down on crime · suçla mücadele etmek, suçları bastırmak The new mayor promised to crack down on crime in the city.
• crack down on corruption · yolsuzluğa karşı sert önlemler almak The government announced it will crack down on corruption within public offices.
• crack down on sth Authorities plan to crack down on illegal dumping this summer.

sb: birisi · sth: bir şey

benzer: enforcesuppress

zıt: relax