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Show up against the wall Thành ngữ, tục ngữup against the wallIn a difficult or troubling situation in which one's options or ability to act are limited or constrained. I just feel like I'm up against a wall with all these creditors breathing down my neck. Sometimes, the most innovative solutions come to us when we're up against a wall.See also: up, wall*up against the wallFig. in serious difficulties. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; push someone ~.) Let's face it, we're up against the wall this time. It's when you're up against the wall that your true character shows.See also: up, wallup against the wallin an inextricable situation; in great trouble or difficulty. The image here is of someone facing execution by a firing squad.See also: up, wall
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