put smb. up against the wall
- put smb. up against the wall
поставить кого-л. к стенке, расстрелять кого-л.
When the boys were going back from leave in the army, she'd never done more than chaff them a bit. she'd say, ‘Remember me to Hitler when you put him up against the wall.’ (A. Wilson, ‘Late Call’, ch. I) — Когда сыновья после отпуска, проведенного дома, собирались вернуться в армию, Сильвия шутя говорила им: "Передайте Гитлеру привет, когда поставите его к стенке".
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