1.
to be very strict in opposing what sb wishes to do :
You've got to put your foot down and make him stop seeing her.
2.
( BrE ) to drive faster :
She put her foot down and roared past them.
1.
to be very strict in opposing what sb wishes to do :
You've got to put your foot down and make him stop seeing her.
2.
( BrE ) to drive faster :
She put her foot down and roared past them.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005