put your foot down
US /pʊt jʊər fʊt daʊn/
UK /pʊt jʊər fʊt daʊn/
1.
断固たる態度を取る, きっぱりと拒否する
to use your authority to stop something happening
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My parents finally had to put their foot down and tell me I couldn't go to the party.
両親はついに断固たる態度を取って、パーティーに行ってはいけないと言った。
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The teacher had to put her foot down about the excessive talking in class.
先生は授業中の過度なおしゃべりについて断固たる態度を取らなければならなかった。