pound the table

English

Verb

pound the table

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pound,‎ the,‎ table.
2. (figuratively) To vehemently assert one's position.

   There's an old legal aphorism that goes, "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table."

3. (finance) To promote one's products.

Translations

to vehemently assert one's position

• Finnish: lyödä nyrkkiä pöytään
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• French: taper du poing sur la table (fr)

to promote one's products

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