put one's foot down究竟是什么意思？

    今天要和大家分享的口语表达是：put one's foot down.

put one's foot down 可不是“把某人的脚放下来”的意思。It means to take a firm position. 就是“坚持某人的态度或主张、坚定立场、固执己见”的意思。

She had a beef with her husband. Finally, she put her foot down and left home  for good with her children.

她和她丈夫吵了一架，最后固执己见，带着孩子永远的离开了家。

My father goes nuts. I didn't mean to ruffle his feathers. He put his foot down and I'm not allowed to play online games any more.

我父亲发疯了。我没想惹毛他。他坚决再也不让我玩网络游戏了。

下面我们再来看几个和这个口语表达有关的例句：

It's none of your business. I have put my foot down.

与你无关，我已经下定决心了。

Now is the time to put your foot down.

现在是你坚持自己立场的时候了。

The director has put his foot down and refused to accept other new proposals.

经理坚持自己的主张，拒绝接受其他新的提议。