sätta hårt mot hårt
Swedish
Verb
sätta hårt mot hårt (present sätter hårt mot hårt, preterite satte hårt mot hårt, supine satt hårt mot hårt, imperative sätt hårt mot hårt)
- (idiomatic) to respond to a forceful (unfriendly) action with a forceful counteraction, (sometimes) to play hardball, to fight fire with fire
- Nisse satte hårt mot hårt och vägrade hyra ut festlokalen när hans kompisar inte blev bjudna på festen
- Nisse "put hard against hard" and refused to rent out the party venue when his friends weren't invited to the party
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