back to the wall

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action. idiomatic
    — 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 wall, exasperated and despairing they had turned and fought and died.

词形变化

backs to the wall plural
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