put one's foot down

English - Turkish

Definition of put one's foot down in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) gaza basmak

ayak diremek

{k} artık hiç taviz vermemeye kararlı olmak

yasaklamak

direnmek

Related Terms

put my foot down

aşağı ayağımı koymak

put one´s foot down

ayak diremek

put your foot down

sert bir dille uyarmak

to put one's foot down

direnmek

to put one's foot down

ayak diremek

English - English

Definition of put one's foot down in English English dictionary

To insist, demand, or refuse

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

To make a car go faster, accelerate

(deyim) Kararlı olmak, ayak diremek

decide and act firmly, insist

Related Terms

put your foot down

(US: floor it) Increase your speed when you are driving: "The road ahead was clear, so I put my foot down."

put your foot down

Use your authority to stop something happening: "When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down."

Hyphenation

put one's foot Down

Turkish pronunciation

pût wʌnz fût daun

Pronunciation

/ˈpo͝ot ˈwənz ˈfo͝ot ˈdoun/ /ˈpʊt ˈwʌnz ˈfʊt ˈdaʊn/