Fed Up With 'crackdowns'

[Crossy]

OK, evidently the Thai goverment have an old and unreliable Thesaurus.

We need some new synonyms for 'crackdown'.

I'll start with 'purge'

Anyone??

[Jai Dee]

"Purge" implies getting rid of the issue completely, whereas "crackdown" suggests that whilst the issue will be addressed, there may be some residual doo-doo that doesn't get cleaned up...

How about "clamp-down"?

[Crossy]

How about "clamp-down"?

My Thesaurus only gives 'clamp down' as a true synonym, maybe we should be looking for "pseudo synonyms"

[Tywais]

Dictatorized.

[george]

It's definitively time for a crackdown on crackdowns.

[Insight]

"F*ckup"

[kurgen]

I thought a "crackdown" was the term used when a lady lost her balance

[Tywais]

I thought a "crackdown" was the term used when a lady lost her balance

Chinese proverb: Woman who hang upside down have crackup

Edited November 25, 2005 by tywais