go to the wall

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make an all-out effort. idiomatic
    — He'll be the one who goes to the wall when it's needed.
  2. To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business) idiomatic
    — While he was doing his stories, and « getting on » in the world, Tevershall was going to the wall.
  3. To be put aside or forgotten.
  4. To take an extreme and determined position or measure.

词形变化

goes to the wall present,singular,third-person going to the wall participle,present went to the wall past gone to the wall participle,past

词汇关系

相关词
have one's back to the wall retreat to the wall balls to the wall go to the mat up against the wall

词源

From a fight or military retreating until they cannot escape; see have one's back to the wall and retreat to the wall doctrine in common law.
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