"ställa mot väggen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Etymology: ställa (“put”) + mot (“against”) + väggen (“the wall”), figuratively to put someone in a situation where they cannot back away or escape easily. Etymology templates: {{compound|sv|ställa|mot|väggen|t1=put|t2=against|t3=the wall}} ställa (“put”) + mot (“against”) + väggen (“the wall”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} ställa mot väggen
  1. (idiomatic) to confront someone, to demand answers or action Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ställa_mot_väggen-sv-verb-FEjndExW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "People of Farsta confront politicians: \"Don't close the manned playgrounds\"",
          "ref": "2019, Arvid Jansson, Mitt i Söderort, archived from the original on 2019-11-21:",
          "text": "Farstabor ställer politiker mot väggen: ”Stäng inte parklekar”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "english": "The other ministers were now backed up against the wall and were forced to take a stand on the question without prevarication.",
          "ref": "1965, Casimir Ehrnrooth, “Trogen tvenne tsarer och en furste Alexander”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):",
          "text": "De övriga ministrarna var nu ställda mot väggen och tvangs att utan undanflykter ta ställning till frågan.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
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        "to confront someone, to demand answers or action"
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        "(idiomatic) to confront someone, to demand answers or action"
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    }
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