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to have your back to the wall

to have your back to the wall
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hav yoo r, yawr, yohr bak too stressed th ee wawl]
    • /tu hæv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr bæk tu stressed ði wɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hav yoo r, yawr, yohr bak too stressed th ee wawl]
    • /tu hæv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr bæk tu stressed ði wɔl/

Definition of to have your back to the wall words

  • phrase to have your back to the wall If you have your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it. 0
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Parts of speech for To have your back to the wall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to have your back to the wall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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