put the boot in

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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)

  1. (intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To kick a fallen opponent.
  2. (intransitive, slang, figuratively) To kick someone when they are down.