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Foot Down 

To drive a car faster by pressing down more on the accelerator.
Tom overslept this morning therefore he had to put his foot down and break the speed limit or he would have been late for his big meeting.
Foot Down by WHISKEYMAN1234 January 24, 2018

FOOT DOWN! 

...
Dad:I am putting my foot down!
You:Dad im sorry...
Dad:Hi sorry! I'm dad!
You:*facepalm*
FOOT DOWN! by Gamerfrisk June 22, 2017

put one's foot down 

Take a firm stand. This idiom alludes to setting down one's foot firmly, representing a firm position. Late 1800s
put one's foot down
She put her foot down and said we could not go to the carnival
put one's foot down by Yousra Shahy December 9, 2008

put my foot down 

to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or that they must stop doing something. You can't just let him do what he wants, you'll have to put your foot down.
When Anna came home drunk one afternoon I decided it was time to put my foot down.
put my foot down by tsvijay May 17, 2006

down foot 

Same as top and tail....

The act of two people sleeping with their heads at opposite ends of the bed....
The boys sleep head to toe, aka down foot....
down foot by Gemini618 August 3, 2019

Foot me downs 

What the second and third child get for their feet because only the oldest gets new shoes.
Little Juliet was always walking with a slight limp, because her sister Emma’s foot me downs had lost a heel on the right side, forcing her to walk in a large circle to the right.
Foot me downs by You rReal Name September 8, 2020
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