"put one's foot down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-put one's foot down.ogg Forms: puts one's foot down [present, singular, third-person], putting one's foot down [participle, present], put one's foot down [participle, past], put one's foot down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's foot down}} put one's foot down (third-person singular simple present puts one's foot down, present participle putting one's foot down, simple past and past participle put one's foot down)
  1. To insist, demand, or refuse with finality. Synonyms: dig in one's heels, pound the table
    Sense id: en-put_one's_foot_down-en-verb-ojtB9hWm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (informal, literally) To make a vehicle go faster; accelerate. Tags: informal, literally Synonyms: step on it, floor it, put the pedal to the metal
    Sense id: en-put_one's_foot_down-en-verb-8kC2jjdN
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