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put one's foot down

アクセントpùt one's fóot dówn 《口語》

(1) 強硬な[断固とした]態度をとる.

用例

When I said I would marry her, my father really put his foot down. 私が彼女と結婚したいと言うと父はどうしても許さないと言った.

(2) 車のアクセルを踏む, スピードを上げる.

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footを含むイディオム	put one's best foot forward  put one's feet up  put one's foot down  put one's foot in it  rush a person off his feet     >>名詞のイディオム
putを含むイディオム	put one over on  put one's best foot forward  put one's foot down  put one's foot in it  put one's shirt on >>イディオム一覧    >>他動詞のイディオム

Wiktionary英語版

put one's foot down

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/02/06 09:51 UTC 版)

動詞

to put one's foot down

1. (idiomatic) To insist, demand, or refuse.

   I finally put my foot down and demanded to talk to someone in charge.

2. (informal, literally) To make a car go faster, accelerate.

同意語

• See also Wikisaurus:obstinacy