Sentences with crack down
crack down
C c - The government has cracked down hard on those campaigning for greater democracy. [VERB PREPOSITION + on]
- The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- The branch cracked under the weight of the snow.
- The whip cracked.
- His confidence cracked under the strain.
- They questioned him steadily for 24 hours before he finally cracked.
- The driver cracked the whip.
- To crack walnuts.
- The boxer cracked his opponent on the jaw.
- To crack jokes.
- To crack one's knuckles.
- The new evidence against him cracked his composure.
- To crack a murder case.
- He received a terrific crack on the head when the branch fell.
- Give him first crack at the new job.
- At the first crack, the deer fell.
- He was on his feet again in a crack.
- A crack shot.
- He hardly ever cracked a book.
- We tried to be serious, but he was always cracking wise.
- In any inspection process some defective materials will fall through the cracks.
- Let's get cracking on these dirty dishes!
- The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.