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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, "to put against the wall".
Verb
tegen de muur zetten
- (idiomatic) to execute by firing squad
- De witteboordencriminelen werden tegen de muur gezet. ― The white-collar criminals were executed by firing squad.
Inflection
Conjugation of
tegen de muur zetten: see
zetten.