"het mes op de keel zetten" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to put the knife on the throat”. Compare French mettre le couteau sous la gorge. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|mettre le couteau sous la gorge}} French mettre le couteau sous la gorge Head templates: {{nl-verb}} het mes op de keel zetten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|zetten}}
  1. (figuratively) to put a gun to someone's head, to pressure someone Tags: figuratively
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