Hold-someone-s-feet-to-the-fire Definition

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(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.

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Origin of Hold-someone-s-feet-to-the-fire

  • From the implied threat of physical harm by burning.

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