crackdown and against

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-a military crackdown on student protesters
-a crackdown on crime
-The government has ordered a crackdown on truancy.
-They’re having a crackdown on private phone calls from the office.

Can native speakers of English think of examples that 'against', not 'on', is used in collocation with 'crackdown'?

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@WBYeats,

Why?
Do you want to change the idiom? Good luck with that.

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@McTag,

Because I think 'against' is possible, just as we use it after 'protest', etc.

Do you think 'against' is simply wrong?

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@WBYeats,

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Do you think 'against' is simply wrong?

It's seldom, if ever, heard.
The idiom is to crack down on, come down hard on, stage a crackdown on, etc.

The meaning "against" is understood, but the "down" is important in the idiom/ metaphor chosen.

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@McTag,

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The meaning "against" is understood, but the "down" is important in the idiom/ metaphor chosen.

Sorry, that should have read

"The meaning "against" is understood, but the "down on" is important in the idiom/ metaphor chosen.

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Thank you.~

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