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up against the wall

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Françaisau pied du mur
Deutschin die Ecke
2 more languages

Examples

“The IRS had me up against the wall.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

up and about up and down up and running up bubble up for sale up for the downstroke

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