put one's foot down - meaning and definition. What is put one's foot down
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What (who) is put one's foot down - definition

SONG BY DOTTIE WEST
You Pick Me Up and Put Me Down; You Pick Me Up (and Put Me Down)

put one's foot down      
informal
1. adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience.
2. Brit. accelerate a motor vehicle by pressing the accelerator pedal.
Antispast         
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METRICAL UNIT IN POETRY
Metrical foot; Metrical feet; Foot (poetry); Ionic Foot; Antispastus; Foot (linguistics); Poetic foot; Pedes; Phonological foot; Foot (meter); Tetrabrach; Proceleusmatic; Ditrochee; Diiamb; Antispast; Dispondee; Prosodic foot; Poetic feet
·noun A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).
Dispondee         
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METRICAL UNIT IN POETRY
Metrical foot; Metrical feet; Foot (poetry); Ionic Foot; Antispastus; Foot (linguistics); Poetic foot; Pedes; Phonological foot; Foot (meter); Tetrabrach; Proceleusmatic; Ditrochee; Diiamb; Antispast; Dispondee; Prosodic foot; Poetic feet
·noun A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Wikipedia

You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down)

"You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down)" is a song written by Randy Goodrum and Brent Maher, and recorded by American country music singer Dottie West. It was released in October 1979 as the first single from the album Special Delivery. The song was among a series of records showcasing West's newly adopted pop-oriented style, which became popular with fans during the early 1980s.

Prior to the success of songs like "You Pick Me Up ... ," West had been known for recording in the Nashville Sound and honky-tonk styles of country music.