Greta sorry for ‘leaders against the wall’ comment
After some initial concern over her use of the phrase – which usually
means to execute people by firing squad, against a wall – she tweeted a
clarification.
means to execute people by firing squad, against a wall – she tweeted a
clarification.
“Yesterday I said we must hold our leaders accountable and unfortunately said ‘put them against the wall’,” she wrote.
“That’s Swenglish: ‘att ställa någon mot väggen’ (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable.”