up against the wall



*up against the wall

Fig. 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, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Themistoklis-Greek
JaydonJAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Rufus['ru:fəs]
Prem-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
JenŐ-Hungarian
Rankin['ræŋkin]