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up against the wall
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up against the walladjective
Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of up against the wall in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of up against the wall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of up against the wall in a Sentence
It was immediate, nonhesitation, immediate jump into action, the gunman was there and then he was against the wall and didn't know what the hell hit him.
I am( standing) by people who are in need, backs against the wall, it's what we do. So we are going to keep sitting with this family. It is a priority focus of ours now.
We don't agree on some of the specifics of border security. Democrats are firmly against the wall, but we agree on many things such as the need for drug inspection technology, humanitarian aide, strengthening security at our ports of entry. And that bodes well for finding an eventual agreement.
They blitzed us so our backs were up against the wall. We had to respond and we have a great group of guys that are resilient, so we got back to playing Jazz basketball.
From the standpoint of a Ukrainian, I totally support what he said in Warsaw, we all watched that with awe. From the geopolitical standpoint, it might be dangerous, as Putin might feel his back against the wall and do something even more stupid.
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