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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | have back against the wall | быть припёртым к стенке (teterevaann) |
| Makarov. | have one's back against the wall | быть припёртым к стенке |
| Makarov. | have one's back against the wall | быть в отчаянном положении |
| Makarov. | have one's back against the wall | припереть к стенке |
| gen. | have one's back against the wall | сидеть спиной к стене (At eleven o'clock I was sitting in the third booth on the right-hand side as you go in from the dining-room annex. I had my back against the wall and I could see anyone who came in or went out. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | have back against the wall | быть загнанным в угол (teterevaann) |
| gen. | have one's back against the wall | безвыходное положение (triumfov) |
| idiom. | have with his back up against the wall | прижать к стенке (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| inf. | have with his back up against the wall | прижать к тёплой стенке (вынудить что-либо сделать to force someone into doing something) |