put your foot down
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put your foot down
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to set boundaries)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. ponerse firme
After asking her neighbors nicely not to play their music so loud, Katie decided to put her foot down and file a complaint.Después de pedirles amablemente a sus vecinos que no pusieran música tan fuerte, Katie decidió ponerse firme y presentar una queja formal.
2. (colloquial) (to increase speed) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. pisar el acelerador
Seeing that he would miss his flight, Peter put his foot down.Al ver que perdería su vuelo, Peter pisó el acelerador.
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