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
Willifrid-Ancient Germanic
WendiWEN-deeEnglish
TrishTRISHEnglish
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Haldor-Norwegian
Debora-Italian, German, Dutch