het mes op de keel zetten

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to put the knife on the throat”. Compare French mettre le couteau sous la gorge.

Verb

het mes op de keel zetten

  1. (figuratively) to put a gun to someone's head, to pressure someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of het mes op de keel zetten: see zetten.
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