knocked on the table
Figuratively: stood firm on one's opinion or expressed it forcefully and decisively.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
דָּפַק עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: עָמַד עַל דַּעְתּוֹ אוֹ הִשְׁמִיעָה אוֹתָהּ בְּתֹקֶף וּבְהֶחְלֵטִיּוּת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)