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25 May
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What is the difference between Come down on and Pick on, criticize ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Come down on and Pick on, criticize ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
come down on (someone) / = to criticize or punish (someone):
examples:
The governor has promised to come down hard on corrupt officials. [=to severely punish corrupt officials]
Her boss came down on her pretty hard when she didn't finish the report on time.
to unfairly criticize (one person or group) when others also deserve to be criticized:
example:
It's unfair to pick on teachers for the problems in our schools when politicians are equally to blame.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
@Loren__ so, Punish is physically and come down on morally, right?
- English (US)
@aleexrm1414 all this : come down on (someone) / = to criticize or punish (someone): is the same thing, friend. So I typed ''=''
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- Spanish (Mexico)
@Loren__ is it the same with "to criricize"? Come down on=criticize
- English (US)
@aleexrm1414 yes, friend. They are synonyms.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
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