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"crack down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to mean to take harsh measures to enforce a rule or law, which is usually done in a sudden or strict manner. For example: The government announced a plan to crack down on tax fraud in the coming year.
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crack down
verb
To enforce more stringently or more thoroughly.
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"Everybody wants to crack down on terrorists.
Crack Down on Foreign Agent Lobbying.
And crack down on tax havens.
We must crack down on the rioters".
Ratzinger has attempted to crack down".
They crack down on LGBT rights.
Meanwhile, let's crack down on tax evasion.
You may crack down many times.
— Regulators crack down on industry kickbacks.
The dea needs to crack down on this asap.
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Now the government is promising a crack-down.
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