down on

Idioms and Phrases

Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play , or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing . [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck .

Example Sentences

But Trump’s regulatory picks, including Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, have said they would crack down on tech giants, making it unclear whether they would want to reverse course.

From New York Times

Before the election, some diplomats speculated that an outgoing Biden, unshackled by by political considerations, might crack down on Israel, including its killing of civilians and blocking of humanitarian aid.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s dancing, and there’s singing, and there’s jumping up and down on tables, and all of the other characters become like puppets in Japanese theater.

From Los Angeles Times

The first thing I do in the show is get down on my knees.

From Los Angeles Times

He dubbed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as “Newssolini,” decried government “tyranny” and had his YouTube page shut down — “censored,” he says — when the platform cracked down on misleading and inaccurate content about the virus and vaccines.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abhor
• despise
• detest
• loathe
• scorn
• shun