| Idiom | to put your foot down |
|---|---|
| Definition | to use your authority to stop something happening |
| Examples | - Her parents put their foot down when the daughter came home after midnight, drunk. She was not allowed out for the next month. - It's time you put your foot down. You can't just let him speak to you like that! |
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