up against the wall

English

Adjective

up against the wall (not comparable)

Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary.
The IRS had me up against the wall.

Synonym: up against it

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)

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