Jason：英语思维解密，为什么put one's foot down表示采取坚定立场，轻松学英语

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Jason：英语思维解密，为什么put one's foot down表示采取坚定立场，轻松学英语

put one's foot down

put one's foot down把脚放在一个固定的地方，代表坚定的立场，16世纪就存在，直到19世纪才流行起来，If you put your foot down, you tell someone forcefully that they must do something or they must not do something.告诉某人他们必须做某事或不能做某事。If you put your foot down when you are driving, you start to drive faster.踩下油门，车会开得更快。

John had planned to go skiing on his own, but his wife put her foot down.John原计划自己去滑雪，但他的妻子坚决反对。

When Mary asked if she could stay out until midnight, I put my foot down and insisted that she come home by eleven at the latest.当Mary问她是否可以在外面待到半夜时，我坚决要求她最迟11点回家。

The kids complained and complained when we refused to get a puppy,  but we had to put our foot down. 当我们拒绝养狗时，孩子们不停地抱怨，但是我们不得不坚持立场。

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July 2023