push to the wall

push someone to the wall

and press someone to the wall

to force someone into a position where there is only one choice to make; to put someone in a defensive position. There was little else I could do. They pushed me to the wall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÁSmundur	-	Icelandic
Amulius	-	Roman Mythology
Bairnsfather	['bɛənz.fa:ðə]
Appleyard	['æplja:d]
Vikentije	-	Serbian
Aser	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek