come down on
Third Person
comes down on
Present Participle
coming down on
Past Tense
came down on
Past Participle
come down on
1
to criticize or punish someone harshly
transitive
- The teacher came down on the students for not completing their assignments on time.
- The boss came down hard on the employee for repeatedly arriving late to work.
- The coach came down upon the players for their lack of effort during the game.
- The parents came down upon their child for breaking the rules.
- The supervisor came down on the worker for violating safety protocols.