put one's foot down
The idiom "put one's foot down" is commonly used in both figurative and literal contexts to convey firmness or acceleration.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)To assert one's authority or make a firm decision.
Example
- She had to put her foot down and say no to the extra work.
B2Automotive
(informal)To press the accelerator pedal of a vehicle to increase speed.
Example
- We were running late, so he put his foot down and sped up.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "put one's foot down":
dig one's heels inlay down the lawput the brakes onstand one's groundput the boot instick to one's gunstoe the lineput the pedal to the metalstomp outstep on itdrag one's feetrein upput someone in their placestick one's foot in itstomp onput down