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Clamp down   /klæmp daʊn/   Listen
Clamp down

verb
1.
Repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).  Synonym: crack down.






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"Clamp down" Quotes from Famous Books



... 'cause the jaws of that vise ain't goin' to clamp down. Bein' somewhat interested in a run for your life you haven't noticed how dark it's gettin' up here on the heights an' how hard it's snowin'. It's comin' down a lot thicker than it was when ...
— The Guns of Shiloh • Joseph A. Altsheler



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