to go to the wall

Definicja i znaczenie słowa „ go to the wall” po angielsku

to go to the wall

to suffer ruin, failure, or defeat, due to financial difficulties, and without the possibility of recovery or rescue

Dialect

British

Idiom

Przykłady

The once successful restaurant faced fierce competition and eventually went to the wall, unable to attract enough customers to sustain itself.

to do everything that one is capable of in order to do or achieve something

Dialect

American

Przykłady

He went to the wall to defend his beliefs.

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