have your back to the wall
- have your back to the wall
have your back to the wall phrase
to be in a difficult situation with few choices, so that you have to work or fight very hard
England had their backs to the wall in the second half.
Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situation
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have your ˌback to the ˈwall idiom
(informal) to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do sth but are unable to make the choices that you would like
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We had our backs to the wall with no choice but to sell.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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have (your) back against the wall — have (your) back against/to the wall to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act. With rising labour costs, industry has its back to the wall. When his back was against the wall he became very aggressive … New idioms dictionary
have (your) back to the wall — have (your) back against/to the wall to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act. With rising labour costs, industry has its back to the wall. When his back was against the wall he became very aggressive … New idioms dictionary
have your back to the wall — to be in a difficult situation with few choices, so that you have to work or fight very hard England had their backs to the wall in the second half … English dictionary
back to the wall — If you have your back to the wall, you are in a difficult situation with very little room for manoeuvre … The small dictionary of idiomes
with your back against the wall — with (your/its) back against the wall in a serious situation with few ways to react to it. Many of these schools find themselves with their backs against the wall, and unless they get more funding, they ll have to fire some teachers. Usage notes … New idioms dictionary
back to the wall — If you have your back to the wall, you are in serious difficulty. With his back to the wall, the supplier had to accept the deal … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
with its back against the wall — with (your/its) back against the wall in a serious situation with few ways to react to it. Many of these schools find themselves with their backs against the wall, and unless they get more funding, they ll have to fire some teachers. Usage notes … New idioms dictionary
with back against the wall — with (your/its) back against the wall in a serious situation with few ways to react to it. Many of these schools find themselves with their backs against the wall, and unless they get more funding, they ll have to fire some teachers. Usage notes … New idioms dictionary
back is to/against the wall — ◇ When your back is to/against the wall or you have your back to/against the wall you are in a bad position in which you are forced to do something in order to avoid failure. With our backs to the wall we made a last desperate effort to finish… … Useful english dictionary
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
