have (one's) back against the wall

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have (one's) back against the wall

To be in a bad situation in which one's ability to act is limited. She really has her back against the wall now that creditors are coming after her for more money than she makes.

See also: back, have, wall

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a (good, bad, etc.) hand to play
back home
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep
at expense
at somebody's expense
at someone's expense
at (one's) expense
be a slam-clicker
be beyond the point of no return

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Having become, as Peter Schjeldahl once wrote, "after-dinner speakers at the victory party," they have their backs against the wall: how to maintain their earlier stance of indifference or downright abuse?

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