to put your foot down meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to put your foot down" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Putting your foot down can be considered a strength.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

In the imperative:

"Put your foot down!"

This would usually mean that you say "No!"

 

If you are a person who is able to put their foot down, then it means that you have some kind of authority to do so.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Young Aaron has been behaving badly all day.   He would not eat his breakfast.  He threw his toys all over the room during playtime.  Aaron disobeyed his mother and spilled his sticky drink all over the good sofa.  At nap time, Aaron yelled and screamed at his mother and tried to hit her. 
Do you think that it is time for Aaron's mother to put her foot down and discipline her child?

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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There is a growing problem in our high schools.  With the increasing popularity and decreasing price of cell phones, high school students are spending more and more time in class sending texts on their cell phones.  Some people think that this is a problem.

Do you think that teachers should put their feet down and stop students from texting during class? 

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to put your foot down"

to strongly assert your authority
 

Synonyms:
announce, command, compel, constrain, decide, declare, demand, determine, dictate, enact, force, impose, oblige, ordain, prescribe, proclaim, pronounce, require, rule, set
 
 
This fellow is literally going to put his foot down. - - - - ->