come down on

Verb

Meaning

come down on (third-person singular simple present comes down on, present participle coming down on, simple past came down on, past participle come down on)

(transitive) To punish or criticize.
The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.

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Synonyms

chastise rail punish scalp berate scorch chide inclose objurgate upbraid drub bullyrag set upon jump on fall upon
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Antonyms

emulate condone acquit vindicate absolve exonerate
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Examples

When it comes to making decisions, I will come down on the side of Nebraska every time. If I have to choose between the White House and the farmhouse, I choose the farmhouse. Ben Nelson

The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you. Michael Bolton

I can't do it, and as for you Can you in good conscience even ask me to? 'Cause what do you care about the great divide As long as you come down on the winner's side? Aimee Mann

Before Katrina, you didn't see criticism of the Bush administration in the media. Here they are, stealing elections, enacting illegal wars, huge crimes against humanity and democracy, and you didn't even see criticism. It wasn't until Katrina that people started to come down on them. Ani DiFranco

In fact if I see you drinking I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks and call your mom. Ayelet Waldman

All I can say in my solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every one - American, English, Turk - who will help to heal this open sore of the world. David Livingstone

Close letter words and terms

come down in the world come down in torrents come down off one's high horse come down on like a ton of bricks come down on someone like a ton of bricks come down on the side of