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.' name='description'> hold someone's feet to the fire - definition and meaning
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hold someone's feet to the fire

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  • verb 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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