B2idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
put your foot down
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to say firmly that something must or must not happen
Used about someone with authority, such as a parent or boss. Don't confuse it with 'put your foot in it' (say something embarrassing). In British English it can also mean 'drive faster'.
In context
When my brother wanted to quit school, my mother put her foot down.
The manager finally put his foot down and banned phones in meetings.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens