cracks down
Tightens the rules
To crack down is to enforce rules more strictly or take harsh action against something previously tolerated: The city is cracking down on illegal parking.
A crackdown is the noun form—a period or campaign of intensified enforcement: a crackdown on drug trafficking.
The phrase implies authorities who had been lenient are now getting serious.
- policeCivil law enforcement
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- protest movementOrganized effort for change
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
punishment · government · drug trafficking · organized crime · black market · tax evasion · law enforcement · law and order · regulators · dissent · reform · penalties · fines · compliance · civil disobedience · whistleblowing · monitoring · restrictions
cracks downturns a blind eye
Intentionally ignores something obvious
looks the other way · lets slide · ignores · overlooks · tolerates
cracks downrelaxes
Becomes less tense
eases up · lets up · deregulates · liberalizes · backs off
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