plant one's feet

verb

To insist on something firmly or with stubbornness.

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Meanings

verbplant one's feet (third-person singular simple present plants one's feet, present participle planting one's feet, simple past and past participle planted one's feet)

present singular third person plants one's feet · participle present planting one's feet · participle past planted one's feet · past planted one's feet

  1. idiomaticTo insist on something firmly or with stubbornness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dig in one's heels

Translations

Finnish väittää kivenkovaan
  • väittää kivenkovaanTranslations
Polish stawiać na, postawić na
  • stawiać naTranslations
  • postawić naTranslations
  • upierać się przyTranslations
  • uprzeć się przyTranslations
Portuguese fincar o pé
  • fincar o péTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

plant one's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20one's%20feet

MLA

“plant one's feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20one's%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plant one's feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20one's%20feet.

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