sätta ner foten

Swedish

Alternative forms

• sätta ned foten

Etymology

sätta (“put”) +‎ ner (“down”) +‎ foten (“one's foot”)

Verb

sätta ner foten (present sätter ner foten, preterite satte ner foten, supine satt ner foten, imperative sätt ner foten)

1. (idiomatic) to put one's foot down (insist, demand, or refuse with finality (and show that one is in charge))

References

• fot in Svensk ordbok (SO)