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put one's foot down

foot
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foo t]
    • /pʊt wʌnz fʊt daʊn/
    • /ˈpʊt wʌnz fʊt daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t]
    • /pʊt wʌnz fʊt daʊn/

Definitions of put one's foot down words

  • noun plural put one's foot down (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 1
  • noun plural put one's foot down (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 1
  • noun plural put one's foot down such a part considered as the organ of locomotion. 1
  • noun plural put one's foot down a unit of length, originally derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 30.48 centimeters. Abbreviation: ft., f. 1
  • noun plural put one's foot down foot soldiers; infantry. 1
  • noun plural put one's foot down walking or running motion; pace: swift of foot. 1
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Origin of put one's foot down

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped-), Greek poús (stem pod-)

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Parts of speech for Put one's foot down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put one's foot down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for put one's foot down

verb put one's foot down

  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
  • dispose — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
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