Definition of back is to/against the wall
- We knew that with so little time and money left to finish the project we had our backs to the wall.
: the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
: the body considered as the wearer of clothes
: capacity for labor, effort, or endurance
: to, toward, or at the rear
: in or into the past : backward in time
: to or at an angle off the vertical
: being at or in the back
: distant from a central or main area
: articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth
: to support by material or moral assistance
: substantiate
: to assume financial responsibility for
: in opposition or hostility to
: not in conformity with : contrary to
: in competition with
: in preparation for the time when
: a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense
: a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate
: a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)
: to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall
: to separate by or as if by a wall
: immure
: to roll in a dramatic manner
: to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner
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