To be in a difficult situation
To have the odds against one’s self
To have no way of being able to get away
To have no space to escape
To be caught by someone without having an easy escape route
To be trapped in a situation
Back against the wall
They have him with his back to the wall and now he has no more options but to pay back the debtors or go to jail for fraud.
I had my back against the wall when I was forced to take such a difficult decision.
When armed forces entered the building the militants had their backs to the wall.
Giyan was angry because Nobita teased him, and then Nobita had his back to the wall when Gian found him alone in absence of the Doremon.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.