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mjames1980 | 14:06 Wed 27th Feb 2008 | Phrases & Sayings
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What does "put your foot down with a firm hand" mean?
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It means somone has used a mixed metaphor.
15:30 Wed 27th Feb 2008
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It's just a jokey mix of meatphors - you usually 'put your foot dfown' to make a point, and deal with something 'with a firm hand', and somewhere along the line, someone put them together, and it has passed into common useage.

It's similar to 'making a mental note on a piece of paper'.
22:12 Wed 27th Feb 2008

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