come down on

zurechtweisen, hart bestrafen

Jemanden wegen eines Fehlverhaltens heftig kritisieren oder hart bestrafen.

In einfachem Englisch: To criticize or punish someone strongly because they have done something wrong.

• My boss came down on me for being late.
• The coach comes down on players who miss practice.
• Why did your parents come down on you so hard?

So benutzt man es: come down on someone for something (The teacher came down on him for cheating.)

Synonyme: tell off, punish, criticize

Häufige Wendungen: come down on someone, come down on mistakes

hart durchgreifen gegen, unter Druck setzen

Menschen stark unter Druck setzen, damit sie eine Regel befolgen oder eine Tätigkeit einstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put strong pressure on people to obey a rule or stop an activity.

• Police are coming down on illegal parking.
• The government came down on factories that broke safety rules.
• Schools should come down on cheating during exams.

So benutzt man es: come down on someone over something (Officials came down on the company over unpaid taxes.)

Synonyme: crack down on, pressure

Häufige Wendungen: come down on someone, come down on cheating

angreifen, drangsalieren

Jemanden angreifen oder wiederholt bedrohen oder grausam behandeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To attack someone or keep treating them in a threatening or cruel way.

• The gang came down on him outside the shop.
• They came down on the new boy every day.
• The attackers came down on anyone who tried to help.

So benutzt man es: come down on someone (The gang came down on anyone who refused to obey.)

Synonyme: attack, harass

Häufige Wendungen: come down on someone, come down on outsiders

bedrücken, betrüben

Bei jemandem tiefe Traurigkeit auslösen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel deeply sad.

• Sadness came down on me that evening.
• A terrible loneliness came down on him after the funeral.
• Old memories come down on her when the house grows quiet.

So benutzt man es: come down on someone (A deep sadness came down on her after the visitors left.)

Synonyme: sadden, depress

Gegenteile: cheer

Häufige Wendungen: come down on someone, come down on me