BACK TO THE WALL

or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the wall in the second half./ Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, LAST DITCH, ON THE SPOT, UP AGAINST IT.

or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the wall in the second half./ Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, LAST DITCH, ON THE SPOT, UP AGAINST IT.

adv. phr. в западне, без выхода: Идет перестрелка. Комиссар Ле Пешен и сержант Холдуин пытались заманить в засаду банду наперсточников, но вот уже сами стоят, упершись спинами в стену тупика, и комиссар, перекрывая выстрелы, кричит: - We got our backs to the wall! - Мы в засаде (нас обложили)!

в западне, без выхода: Идет перестрелка. Комиссар Ле Пешен и сержант Холдуин пытались заманить в засаду банду наперсточников, но вот уже сами стоят, упершись спинами в стену тупика, и комиссар, перекрывая выстрелы, кричит: - We got our backs to the wall! - Мы в засаде (нас обложили)!

в западне, без выхода