STAMP ON STH


Meaning of STAMP ON STH in English

1.

to put your foot down with force on sth :

The child stamped on the spider.

2.

to stop sth from happening or stop sb from doing sth, especially by using force or authority :

All attempts at modernization were stamped on by senior officials.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.