to drive (also push) to the wall: to drive to the last extremity.
| 单词 | θ87301 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > difficulty > of difficulty: beset (a person) [verb (transitive)] > put (a person) in difficulty > force into a difficult situation > force into an inescapable position (4) to drive (also push) to the wall1546 to drive (also push) to the wall: to drive to the last extremity. to drive into a corner1548 to drive into a corner: to force into a difficult position from which there is no escape; to drive into straits; to put in a ‘fix’ or in a ‘tight… corner1841 To drive into a corner; to force into an awkward or desperate position; to put in a ‘tight place’; to bring to bay. (Apparently of U.S. origin.) to box (a person, esp. oneself) into a corner1955 to box (a person, esp. oneself) into a corner: to force (a person) into a situation from which it is not easy to escape; to oblige (a person) to… |
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