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clamp down

Idiom Discipline

Meaning

to take strong action to stop something

Example Sentences

"The manager decided to clamp down on late arrivals."

Related Expressions

agree to disagree

to accept that you have different opinions and stop arguing

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to release someone from jail after paying bail money

run for office

to campaign for a political position

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To encounter one’s ultimate defeat or failure.

to spill the beans

to reveal a secret by mistake

Pyrrhic victory

A victory won at too great a cost to be worthwhile.