have back against the wall

have your back against/to the wall

to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act With rising labour costs, industry has its back to the wall. When his back was against the wall he became very aggressive.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zosime	-	Ancient Greek
Kristal	KRIS-təl	English
Danna	-	English
Bridgette	BRIJ-ət	English
Thea	[θiə]
Michael	MIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German), MEE-kah-el (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek