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come down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (punish) | caerle encima a loc verb |
| (coloquial) | agarrársela con v prnl + prep |
| (ES, coloquial) | caerle la del pulpo a loc verb |
| The teacher came down on him for his repeated absence. |
| La maestra le cayó encima al alumno por sus repetidas ausencias. |
come down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (collapse) (literal) | caer encima loc verb |
| The bedroom ceiling came down on us during the hurricane. |
| El techo del dormitorio se nos vino encima durante el huracán. |
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