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sette på spissen

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

drive til ytterste konsekvens;
framstille på en skarp måte for å provosere fram en reaksjon
to push to its extreme;
to put something in a pointed way in order to provoke a reaction
see:Se: spisspoint, tip · head, front · striker (in football) Eng. phraseto bring things to a head
  • han var en stri mann som likte å sette tingene på spissen he was a stubborn man who liked to bring things to a head