up against the wall

English

Adjective

up against the wall (not comparable)

1. Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary.

   Synonym: up against it

   The IRS had me up against the wall.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: seinää vasten
• French: au pied du mur (fr)
• German: in die Ecke
• Polish: pod ścianą (usually with the verb stawać or stanąć)
• Turkish: köşeye sıkışmak (tr) (note: this is a verb phrase)

See also

• go to the wall
• have one's back to the wall
• snookered