Definition of Clamp down
to make the rules harsher
Examples of Clamp down in a sentence
Due to the extinction of many of the game animals, the local town council had to clamp down on the hunting rules by only allowing hunters to hunt in a few months of the year. 🔊
The parents did finally clamp down on their daughter by starting to punish her after she missed curfew four nights in a row. 🔊
The United States has had to clamp down on gun control with increasing the purchasing age due to the Parkland School shooting. 🔊
Our government has vowed to clamp down on immigration violations and severely punish those who are entering illegally. 🔊
By putting stricter classroom rules in place, the 4th-grade teacher was able to clamp down on some of the misbehaving students. 🔊
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