put on boot
1put the boot in — or put in the boot (informal) 1. To resort to physical or verbal bullying 2. To attack unfairly 3. To bring a situation to an end brutally • • • Main Entry: ↑boot …
2put the boot in — ► put the boot in Brit. informal kick or attack someone when they are already on the ground. Main Entry: ↑boot …
3put the boot in — British, informal 1. to make a bad situation worse. He lost his job and then his wife put the boot in by announcing she was leaving him. (British, informal) 2. to attack someone by kicking them again and again, usually when they are lying on the… …
4put the boot in — to disrupt or upset through offensive behaviour or the threat of violence Literally, what a ruffian may do when he has knocked you down. Figuratively of any harmful or dishonest action: Leseter s success with the horses was achieved by… …
5put the boot in Brit. — put the boot in Brit. informal kick or attack someone when they are already on the ground. → boot …
6put the boot in — vb British a. to kick (someone). An expression used by skinheads of the late 1960s as part of their repertoire (along with aggro, bother and put the nut on). b. to attack someone figuratively, particularly when they are already under attack,… …
7put the boot in — verb a) To kick a fallen opponent. b) To kick someone when they are down …
8Put the boot in — 1. attack savagely by kicking; 2. attack without restraint; 3. take unfair advantage …
9put the boot in — Australian Slang 1. attack savagely by kicking; 2. attack without restraint; 3. take unfair advantage …
10put the boot in — 1. Take vigorously decisive action (usu. unpleasant). 2. Kick. Attack person by kicking …
