New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: come down to · come down · cut down on · go down on · look down on · come down with · bear down on · come on to · come out in · come out of

come down on

TRANSITIVEbheith anuas ar c m ubheith anuas sa mhullach arthey'll come down heavily on you beidh siad anuas go trom ort, beidh siad an-dian ort → see come

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brick »

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks (also to be down on sb like a ton of bricks)1 informal scold, reprimand íde béil a thabhairt do dhuine, leadhbairt den teanga a thabhairt do dhuine2 punish bheith anuas sa mhullach ar dhuine
come down »

he came down on the side of the government thaobhaigh sé leis an rialtas, thacaigh sé leis an rialtas
heavily »

to come down heavily on sb (also to crack down heavily on sb) bheith an-dian ar dhuinethey came down heavily on drug pushers bhí siad an-dian ar mhangairí drugaí
melt down »

they melted down when the pressure came on thit an tóin astu nuair a tháinig an brú orthu, chlis glan orthu nuair a teannadh orthu

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