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clamp down on
Idioms and Phrases
Also, put the clamps on . Become stricter or more repressive; put a stop to. For example, The company was clamping down on expenses like business lunches , or It's time we put the clamps on polluters . [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
The Trump administration has gone on to revoke the visas of hundreds of international students in a bid to clamp down on pro-Palestinian protests at university campuses across the US.
Critics say the law is used to clamp down on free speech.
Department officials are said to be quietly studying the problem of growing legal payouts, with the hope of figuring out ways to clamp down on behavior that can lead to such lawsuits.
In another, a woman details the police's efforts to clamp down on what was regarded as a "peaceful protest" as she vowed "we're not going anywhere, we're going to stay here".
Issa’s bill reflects a broader push by Republicans to clamp down on the judiciary, which has proved to be the only arena where Trump is encountering consistent opposition.
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