przypierać do muru

Polish

Alternative forms

  • przyciskać do muru

Etymology

Literally, to press against the wall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɨˈpjɛ.rad͡ʑ dɔˈmu.ru/
  • Rhymes: -uru

Verb

przypierać do muru impf (perfective przyprzeć do muru)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic, literary) to corner, to drive someone to the wall, to pin down [+accusative = whom]

Conjugation

adjectives
  • przyparty do muru

Further reading

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