put one's foot down upon

A form of put one's foot down on — To put a stop to, suppress; to reject.

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Meanings

verbput one's foot down upon (third-person singular simple present puts one's foot down upon, present participle putting one's foot down upon, simple past and past participle put one's foot down upon)

present singular third person puts one's foot down upon · participle present putting one's foot down upon

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of put one's foot down on.

    Mr. Warton said, he was delighted that the President of the Board of Trade had put his foot down upon the insane scheme of those self-constituted humbugs called Chambers of Commerce.

    1883 May 2, Hansard
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APA

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MLA

“put one's foot down upon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20down%20upon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put one's foot down upon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20foot%20down%20upon.

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