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up against the wall en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary.
    • The IRS had me up against the wall.

Relateds

snookered · have one's back to the wall · go to the wall · up against the ropes

Synonyms

up against it

Translations (5)

pl pod ścianą (Translations) · de in die Ecke (Translations) · tr köşeye sıkışmak (Translations) · fr au pied du mur (Translations) · fi seinää vasten (Translations)