 Hi students, it's Shayna from espressoenglish.net and I'm back with two more English phrases for you today. The first one is put your foot down. If you put your foot down in a situation, it means you make a decision and then you assert that decision or that position very strongly. Here's an example. After my son failed three tests in a row, I put my foot down and said he couldn't watch television until he improved his grades. As you can see, I put my foot down means I made a decision, I enforced that decision very strongly and nothing can change it. It's a firm decision. Let's take that same situation and use it to learn the other phrase. My son's grades were not so great during the whole year, but when he failed his final exam, that was the last straw. I put my foot down and said he couldn't watch TV until he improved his grades. The next expression is the last straw and this means something that is the last thing in a sequence or a series of annoying or bad events and the last straw is the final thing which provokes a decision or an action. Here's another example using the last straw. Let's say I live in an apartment which is not so great. It has had several problems over the years. The roof leaks, the power goes out frequently, there are bugs in the apartment, it's just not a great place to live. But then the landlord decided to increase the rent. Well, that was the last straw. I decided to move out. Again, the last straw is the final event in a sequence of things that have been bad and the last straw is the one that finally makes that situation impossible to tolerate. So let's review our two expressions for today are put your foot down, meaning to make a decision, a firm decision, and assert it strongly in a situation and the last straw, meaning the final event in a sequence of events which finally makes the situation intolerable, forcing you to take action. Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you next time.