to go to the wall
01
to suffer ruin, failure, or defeat, due to financial difficulties, and without the possibility of recovery or rescue
Dialect
British
British![to [go] to the wall definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/41768/original/?type=jpeg "to [go] to the wall definition and meaning")
Idiom
例
The small startup struggled to secure funding and went to the wall before it had a chance to realize its potential.
02
to do everything that one is capable of in order to do or achieve something
Dialect
American
American例
These guys will go to the wall for you.
