to go to the wall
01
gå i konkurs, gå omkull
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
Exempel
Many small businesses went to the wall during the recession.
Under lågkonjunkturen gick många småföretag i konkurs.
02
göra allt man kan, gå hela vägen
to do everything that one is capable of in order to do or achieve something
Dialect
American
AmericanExempel
She went to the wall to protect her family.
Hon gjorde allt hon kunde för att skydda sin familj.
