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"text": "The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.",
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"text": "At this point they're hoping that the government will crack down and will put an end to deceptive rental offerings.",
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"ref": "2009, Kevin J. Anderson, The Ashes of Worlds",
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"(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before."
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "嚴厲打擊"
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"roman": "yánlì dǎjī",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "严厉打击"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "iskeä"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "hart durchgreifen (bei)"
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{
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "scharf vorgehen (gegen)"
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"roman": "nakát emtsaím",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "נקט אמצעים"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "usare la mano pesante"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "dare un giro di vite"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
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"roman": "podavljátʹ",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
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"word": "подавля́ть"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "предприня́ть решительные меры"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "嚴厲打擊"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "严厉打击"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "iskeä"
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{
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "hart durchgreifen (bei)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "scharf vorgehen (gegen)"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nakát emtsaím",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "נקט אמצעים"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "diké",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "דיכא"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "usare la mano pesante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "dare un giro di vite"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "opporsi"
},
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
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"roman": "rešitelʹnyje",
"sense": "take harsh action against",
"word": "предприня́ть решительные меры"
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"sense": "take harsh action against",
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