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Swedish
Etymology
ställa (“put”) + mot (“against”) + väggen (“the wall”), figuratively to put someone in a situation where they cannot back away or escape easily.
Verb
ställa mot väggen
- (idiomatic) to confront someone, to demand answers or action
2019, Arvid Jansson, Mitt i Söderort, archived from the original on 21 November 2019:Farstabor ställer politiker mot väggen: ”Stäng inte parklekar”- People of Farsta confront politicians: "Don't close the manned playgrounds"
1965, Casimir Ehrnrooth, “Trogen tvenne tsarer och en furste Alexander”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):De övriga ministrarna var nu ställda mot väggen och tvangs att utan undanflykter ta ställning till frågan.- The other ministers were now backed up against the wall and were forced to take a stand on the question without prevarication.
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