Last Updated:2025/11/24
(idiomatic) To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.
音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください
See correct answer
hold someone's feet to the fire
Edit Histories(0)
Source Word
hold someone's feet to the fire
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(個人、社会、政治、法などの面で)強い圧力をかけ、相手に望む行動を取らせるため、または不正や不作為に対して責任を問う、追及すること。 / (比喩的に)相手に対して厳しく追及し、責任を負わせる行為。
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( participle past )
( past )