back of a wall

  • 1back\ against\ the\ wall — • back to the wall • back against the wall adv. phr. In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. The soldiers had their backs to the wall. He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall. The team had their backs to …

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  • 2back\ to\ the\ wall — • back to the wall • back against the wall adv. phr. In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. The soldiers had their backs to the wall. He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall. The team had their backs to …

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  • 3back to the wall — If you have your back to the wall, you are in a difficult situation with very little room for manoeuvre …

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  • 4Back Against the Wall — Infobox Album Name = Back Against The Wall Type = tribute Artist = Billy Sherwood Released = 2005 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Back Against The Wall is an album… …

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  • 5back to the wall — or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the …

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  • 6back to the wall — or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the …

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  • 7back 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 …

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  • 8back against the wall —  No place to go; a difficult situation.  ► “Its [GM’s] global sourcing strategy to buy low cost, quality components from anywhere in the world alone puts the union’s back against the wall.” (Ward’s Auto World, May 1995, p. 14) …

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  • 9back to the wall — noun A situation with no other options remaining. From this place so he told himself had emanated that policy of extortion, oppression and injustice that little by little had shouldered the ranchers from their rights, till, their backs to the… …

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  • 10back against the wall — in a very difficult position; with few or no choices as to what action to take …

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