postawić sprawę na ostrzu noża

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to put [the] matter on [a] knife-edge”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /pɔˈsta.vit͡ɕ ˈspra.vɛ na‿ˈɔs.tʂu ˈnɔ.ʐa/, (careful speech) /pɔˈsta.vit͡ɕ ˈspra.vɛw̃ na‿ˈɔs.tʂu ˈnɔ.ʐa/
  • Syllabification: po‧sta‧wić spra‧wę na‿os‧trzu no‧ża

Verb

postawić sprawę na ostrzu noża pf (imperfective stawiać sprawę na ostrzu noża)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to bring to a head (to strongly demand a final settlement of an issue)

Conjugation

Conjugation of postawić sprawę na ostrzu noża: see postawić.

Further reading

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