put someone's foot down
1put one's foot down — verb a) To insist, demand, or refuse. I finally put my foot down and demanded to talk to someone in charge. b) To make a car go faster, accelerate …
2put (your) foot down — 1. to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or that they must stop doing something. You can t just let him do what he wants, you ll have to put your foot down. When Anna came home drunk one afternoon I decided it was time to… …
3put your foot down — When someone puts their foot down, they make a firm stand and establish their authority on an issue …
4put your foot down — When someone puts their foot down, they make a firm stand and establish their authority on an issue. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5Put your foot down — When someone puts their foot down, they make a firm stand and establish their authority on an issue …
6To put someone through one's paces — pace pace (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the… …
7foot, feet — Foot has many meanings, the most common of which are (1) a part of the body and (2) a unit of length. The plural of foot is feet. The singular is preferred in such expressions as a 3 foot ruler and a 9 foot wall, despite the fact that the… …
8foot — See: AT ONE S FEET, COLD FEET, DEAD ON ONE S FEET, DRAG ONE S FEET, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET ONE S FEET WET, HAND AND FOOT, KEEP ONE S FEET, KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, LAND ON ONE S FEET, LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE S FEET, ONE… …
9foot — See: AT ONE S FEET, COLD FEET, DEAD ON ONE S FEET, DRAG ONE S FEET, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET ONE S FEET WET, HAND AND FOOT, KEEP ONE S FEET, KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, LAND ON ONE S FEET, LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE S FEET, ONE… …
10foot — See: at one s feet, cold feet, dead on one s feet, drag one s feet, from head to foot, get off on the wrong foot, get one s feet wet, hand and foot, keep one s feet, knock off one s feet, land on one s feet, let grass grow under one s feet, one… …
