English / idiom
Put My Foot Down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To use one's authority firmly to stop something from happening or to assert control.
In context
01
When commercial developers tried to demolish the ancient ancestral library, grandfather put his foot down.
02
I had to put my foot down and insist that the children participate in our annual family reunion.
Synonyms
assert authority,take a firm stand,draw the line
Antonyms
give in,yield,capitulate
Collocations
firmly put foot down,decide to put foot down,finally put foot down