one's back against the wall
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in a situation where one has little choice to do what they want or need to
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Idiom
Informal
예시들
We knew that with so little time and money left to finish the project we had our backs to the wall.
With mounting debts and no job prospects, he had his back to the wall and needed to find a solution quickly.
