■ crack down on

■ crack down on
■ crack down on
v. i. + avv. e prep.
1 usare la mano pesante con
2 prendere severi provvedimenti contro; dare un giro di vite a: to crack down on drug trafficking, prendere severi provvedimenti contro il traffico di droga.

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