Will Abbott really shirtfront Putin?

Do people know the difference between a figurative and literal statement? Figurative is described as departing from a literal use of words and metaphorical where literal could be described as taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration. Is Abbott going going to physically shirtfront Putin? No, of course not, absolutely not in a literal sense. Lets look in a figurative sense, will Abbott hit up Putin behind closed doors in private discussions? He should and he must, however, he should not have stated that in such a public arena.

Abbott was stupid to make such a public and aggressive statement, yes, he needs to have a frank and open discussion with Putin; a leader of a powerful country who is carefully stage-managed as an outdoor macho man. By using such blatant and aggressive terminology, Abbott has backed himself into a diplomatic corner. As Putin's image is at stake from such colourful language, there won't be much to be gained here and there is plenty to lose - not a great diplomatic move.