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164 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Portuguese > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

deitar a mão

Context:

António Doria, que não apreciava as fantasias de filha e do genro, achou que devia...

Keywords:

...deitar-lhe a mão, proporcionando-lhe uma educação conveniente...Grandfather thinking about his granddaughter's welfare..."Take control of the situation?"

 

 

The answer of   See profile was rated best

lay down the law

My comment:

Alternatively:
"put his foot down"