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with one's back to the wall

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /wɪθ, wɪð wʌnz bæk tu stressed ði wɔl/
    • /wɪð wʌnz ˈbæk tuː ðə wɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /wɪθ, wɪð wʌnz bæk tu stressed ði wɔl/

Definitions of with one's back to the wall words

  • noun with one's back to the wall in a difficult or desperate situation 0
  • noun with one's back to the wall in a desperate position, as a cornered fighter 0
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Parts of speech for With one's back to the wall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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with one's back to the wall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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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