to go to the wall
01
彻底破产, 倒闭
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
例子
After a series of bad investments, the company went to the wall, leaving its employees jobless and creditors unpaid.
经济衰退期间，许多小企业彻底破产。
02
to do everything that one is capable of in order to do or achieve something
Dialect
American
American例子
He went to the wall to defend his beliefs.
