put the boot in (English, verb)
expansion: put the boot in (third-person singular simple present puts the boot in, present participle putting the boot in, simple past and past participle put the boot in)
Senses:
glosses: To kick a fallen opponent.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
slang
glosses: To kick someone when they are down.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
slang
Forms:
form: puts the boot in
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting the boot in
tags: participle
present
form: put the boot in
tags: participle
past
form: put the boot in
tags: past