"passer au fil de l'épée" meaning in French

See passer au fil de l'épée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pa.se o fil də l‿e.pe/, /pɑ.se o fil də l‿e.pe/, /pa.se.ʁ‿o fil də l‿e.pe/, /pɑ.se.ʁ‿o fil də l‿e.pe/ Forms: passer au fil de l’ épée [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} passer au fil de l’épée
  1. (transitive) to put to the sword Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-passer_au_fil_de_l'épée-fr-verb-vqgg1FNR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pa.se.ʁ‿o fil də l‿e.pe/"
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