mettre le couteau sous la gorge

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ku.to su la ɡɔʁʒ/

Verb

mettre le couteau sous la gorge

1. (figuratively) to hold a gun to someone's head, to pressure someone, to compel someone (to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action)

Related terms

• avoir le couteau sous la gorge
• le couteau sous la gorge

See also

• ultimatum