put one's foot down
Assert firm authority
To put one's foot down is to assert authority or take a firm stand, refusing to yield: After months of excuses, she finally put her foot down and demanded payment.
The image suggests planting oneself firmly, as if bracing against opposition.
The phrase often appears when someone who has been tolerant reaches their limit.
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
decisive · assertive · steadfast · uncompromising · insist · demand · enforce · stern
firm
Solid or resolute
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
unyielding · decisive · assertive · steadfast · uncompromising · insist · demand · enforce · stern · authoritative
forbid
Declare not allowed
halt · block · disallow · refuse · restrict · bar · nix · quash · outlaw · interdict
put one's foot downgive in
Cease resistance, concede
back down · yield · capitulate · cave in · relent
put one's foot downlet slide
Choose not to address
look the other way · turn a blind eye · let it go · indulge · cut some slack
put one's foot downcompromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
meet halfway · negotiate · split the difference · accommodate · bend over backwards
puts, putting, putter, ones, foot, footed, footer, footing, footwear