have one's back to the wall
попасть в трудную ситуацию, занять оборонительную позицию; "быть припёртым к стене"
Пример использования идиомы have one's back to the wall:
He had his back to the wall because he was being blackmailed.
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Другие идиомы:
- have a big heart
- have a good head on one's shoulders
- have (someone) in one's pocket
- have (something) in one's hands
- have egg on one's face
- have it both ways
- have a green thumb
- have money to burn
- have a physical (examination)
- have eyes in the back of one's head
- have (something) on the tip of one's tongue
- have sticky fingers
- back down
- have one for the road
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.