What is the meaning of "to have your back to the wall" idiom?
Having your back to the wall may cause you to display desperate behaviors.
back against the wall
Wife: What are we going to do? The mortgage is due tomorrow. Husband: Is there any money left in the checking account? Wife: No! Husband: How about in the savings account? Wife: Nothing! Husband: Well, our backs are to the wall. We'll have to use our emergency money. We really have no other choice.
to be in a desperate situation with not many options available
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