complex. withor having one's back ator to the wall: hard-pressed, struggling against odds.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the end of one's resources (4) with or having one's back at or to the wall1535 complex. withor having one's back ator to the wall: hard-pressed, struggling against odds. at a or to the bay1596 figurative. In at aor to the bay: at or to close quarters; in great straits, in distress, at or to one's last extremity. Cf. French aux abois. to be at the end of one's rope1686 to come (also run) to the end of one's rope: to have no further freedom of action, to come to the end of one's resources; to be at the end of one's… one's rope is out1686 to come (also run) to the end of one's rope: to have no further freedom of action, to come to the end of one's resources; to be at the end of one's… |
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