"tenir sur la sellette" meaning in All languages combined

See tenir sur la sellette on Wiktionary

Verb [Français]

IPA: \tə.niʁ syʁ la sɛ.lɛt\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tenir sur la sellette.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-tenir sur la sellette.wav
  1. Poser plusieurs questions à quelqu’un, soit pour lui faire passer un examen, soit pour l’obliger à déclarer une chose qu’il voudrait tenir secrète. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-tenir_sur_la_sellette-fr-verb-sPGFtB0I Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mettre sur la sellette
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