come down hard on someone



come down hard on someone

in. to scold someone; to punish someone severely. Joe’s parents came down hard on him when they learned he had been suspended from school.
See also: come, down, hard, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stavroula-Greek
Eleazarel-ee-AY-zər (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
WarrickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)
Iole-Greek Mythology
Zakiah-Arabic
ÁLmosAHL-moshHungarian