"come down on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes down on [present, singular, third-person], coming down on [participle, present], came down on [past], come down on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> down on}} 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)
  1. (transitive) To punish or criticize. Tags: transitive Synonyms: come down upon Related terms: like a ton of bricks

Inflected forms

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