go to the wall

go to the wall

if a business or other organization goes to the wall, it fails and cannot continue. After nine months of massive losses, the company finally went to the wall. In theory, good schools will grow and prosper and bad schools will go to the wall.

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go to the wall

to be defeated or destroyed. They believe in a completely free market, and would let the weakest groups or individuals go to the wall.

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go to the wall (for someone/something)

to do as much as is possible. Friends and colleagues were ready to go to the wall for Hal, but he didn't want anyone's help.

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