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gen. put in a tight spot (Anglophile); bring to bay (Anglophile); drive into a corner; trust to the wall; push to the wall; drive to bay; drive smb. into a corner
idiom. have back to the wall (Yeldar Azanbayev); hold at bay (fiuri2); squeeze someone against the wall (Andrey Truhachev); back into a corner (Ballistic); pin someone down (She's difficult to pin down Taras)
Makarov. have one's back against the wall
slang railroad (fa158)
Игорь Миг, idiom. pin down
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gen. put the heat on; drive someone to the wall; force to the wall; put to the wall; thrust to the wall
inf., fig. put the heat on
Makarov. force someone to the wall; drive someone to the wall; push someone to the wall; put someone to the wall; thrust someone to the wall
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gen. between a rock and a hard place (Anglophile); at bay (Inchionette); with one's back to against the wall
Gruzovik, fig. with one's back against the wall
idiom. back against the wall
Makarov. with one's back against the wall; with one's back to the wall
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gen. drive smb. into a corner
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: 15 phrases in 5 subjects
American usage, not spelling1
General8
Idiomatic1
Makarov4
Proverb1

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