tegen de muur zetten

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, "to put [up] against the wall".

Verb

tegen de muur zetten

  1. (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.
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