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
The small startup struggled to secure funding and went to the wall before it had a chance to realize its potential.
Utan nödfinansiering hade välgörenhetsorganisationen gått omkull.
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
These guys will go to the wall for you.
Teamet gick hela vägen för att klara deadline.
