“put your foot down”
To firmly assert one's authority or opinion and refuse to change a decision, often in the face of opposition or pressure. It suggests taking a strong, uncompromising stance on something important. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "put your foot down" in the video clips below.
Hear how "put your foot down" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Good Omens, Desperate Housewives 20 04, Yes Day, Young Sheldon, A&E and 4 more.
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YouTubeA&E406K views · 2021-06-25
Court Cam: Infamous Judge “Scary Mary” Tells Woman To Get Her Life Together | A&E
“put your foot down or else it's going to”
you got to kick her out you've got to … continue and it's only going to get
Play at 2:02
YouTubeWILD 'TIL 9265K views · 2024-03-26
Reading Our Viewers Private Receipts & Text Convos *JUICY* | Wild 'Til 9 Episode 180
“put your foot down o okay another”
boundaries are you have to know where to … another uh uh Snapchat screenshot I'm at
Play at 1:05:48
YouTubeTrash Taste2.6M views · 2020-10-23
Roasting our WORST Takes on Anime | Trash Taste #21
“put your foot down because I think”
where it is literally
like you have to be like … there's a great YouTube video,
Play at 2:02:49
YouTubeTrash Taste374K views · 2025-09-26
BÂAN HITS THEATERS | Trash Taste #275
“put your foot down and you can say like,”
you know, you can be strict and you can … "Hey, this is how I want to see it and I
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TV ShowGood Omens
Good Omens — S02E03
“- So put your foot down!
- Alright, alright.”
- Well I'm sure you can't.
- I can. … I'm awfully sorry.
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YouTubeJordan B Peterson676K views · 2024-10-28
Trudeau, Women, & Minorities: the Brutal Reality | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | EP 493
“you put your foot down so to speak about”
to know each other a little bit before … the role you were going to play but but
Play at 39:04
YouTubeIMPAULSIVE982K views · 2020-03-31
Quarantine Sex, Hype House Drama, Drake's Baby - IMPAULSIVE EP. 171
“you put your foot down I've seen”
she know that yeah I've told her okay … bro she she runs around the house she
Play at 13:07
TV ShowDesperate Housewives 20 04
Desperate Housewives 20 04 — S05E04
“you gotta put your foot down first.”
Looking good,buddy, but remember, when you stop, … - Does that hurt right there, buddy?- He's fine.
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MovieYes Day
Yes Day
“Sometimes you gotta put your foot down,”
Well, I mean, that's... … even with the ones you love, like you.
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TV ShowYoung Sheldon
Young Sheldon — S02E09
“I thought you put your
foot down on that one.”
He went to Oklahoma
for that job interview. … Just keep eating your breakfast.
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