"ställa mot väggen" meaning in Swedish

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        "3": "mot",
        "4": "väggen",
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      "expansion": "ställa (“put”) + mot (“against”) + väggen (“the wall”)",
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  "etymology_text": "ställa (“put”) + mot (“against”) + väggen (“the wall”), figuratively to put someone in a situation where they cannot back away or escape easily.",
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "Farstabor ställer politiker mot väggen: ”Stäng inte parklekar”",
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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.",
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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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  "word": "ställa mot väggen"
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          "english": "People of Farsta confront politicians: \"Don't close the manned playgrounds\"",
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          "text": "De övriga ministrarna var nu ställda mot väggen och tvangs att utan undanflykter ta ställning till frågan.",
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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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