English Explanatory Dictionary

put one's foot down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To insist, demand, or refuse with finality.
  2. To make a vehicle go faster; accelerate.

Pronunciation

En-au-put one's foot down.ogg

Word forms

put one's foot down puts one's foot down putting one's foot down

Synonyms

dig in one's heels pound the table step on it floor it put the pedal to the metal
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