put one's foot down



put one's foot down

Take a firm stand, as in She put her foot down and said we could not go to the carnival. This idiom alludes to setting down one's foot firmly, representing a firm position. [Late 1800s]
See also: down, foot, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WilmerWIL-mərEnglish
Coates[kəuts]
AndersonAN-dər-sənEnglish
NehİR-Turkish
Alexandriea-lek-sawn-DREEFrench (Rare)
LuukLUYKDutch