clamp down on

1. 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

We've got to really clamp down on this.

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The government's Renters' Rights Bill, currently passing through Parliament, is due to create a national database of private rented properties in England, which will help councils "clamp down on unlicensed properties", London's deputy mayor for housing Tom Copley told the BBC.

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It says it expects local authorities to "clamp down on rogue landlords" and "HMOs must be safe, well-maintained, and properly managed".

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Specially trained staff in male prisons in England and Wales will be issued with Tasers as part of a new trial to clamp down on violence.

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The charity hopes a new law that has been proposed, which will be debated in the House of Lords, will help to clamp down on dog and cat smuggling.

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