come down on

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To punish or criticize.

Japanese Meaning

罰する / 非難する / 批判する

When he discovered the plagiarism, the professor decided to come down on the student to set an example.

剽窃が発覚したとき、教授は見せしめにその学生を厳しく罰することにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To punish or criticize.

The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.

comes down on

（ present singular third-person ）

coming down on

（ participle present ）

came down on

（ past ）

come down on

（ participle past ）