sätta hårt mot hårt

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Swedish

Etymology

sätta (put) +‎ hårt (hard) +‎ mot (against) +‎ hårt (hard)

Verb

sätta hårt mot hårt (present sätter hårt mot hårt, preterite satte hårt mot hårt, supine satt hårt mot hårt, imperative sätt hårt mot hårt)

  1. (idiomatic) to respond to a forceful (unfriendly) action with a forceful counteraction, (sometimes) to play hardball, to fight fire with fire
    Nisse satte hårt mot hårt och vägrade hyra ut festlokalen när hans kompisar inte blev bjudna på festen
    Nisse "put hard against hard" and refused to rent out the party venue when his friends weren't invited to the party

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