crack down on
• take severe measures against someone or something.
• "the police will crack down on criminals"
Similar:
get tough on,
clamp down on,
come down heavily on,
eliminate,
abolish,
eradicate,
extinguish,
quench,
repress,
stifle,
suppress,
put an end to,
put a stop to,
end,
finish,
get rid of,
crush,
put down,
weed out,
curb,
nip in the bud,
thwart,
frustrate,
scotch,
squash,
quash,
quell,
subdue,
terminate,
beat,
overcome,
defeat,
rout,
destroy,
demolish,
annihilate,
wipe out,
extirpate,
limit,
restrain,
restrict,
check,
keep in check,
control,
keep under control,
squelch,
put the kibosh on,
clobber,
