stamp on
phrasal verbstamp on something
- to put your foot down with force on something
- The child stamped on the spider.
- She stamped on my toe!
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- to stop something from happening or stop somebody from doing something, especially by using force or authority
- All attempts at modernization were stamped on by senior officials.
stamp something on something
- to make something have an important effect or influence on something
- She stamped her own interpretation on the role.
- His personality was indelibly stamped on the final product.