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