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1 have one's back to the wall
(have one's back to the wall (тж. with one's back to the wall))быть припёртым к стенке, находиться в отчаянном положенииJust imagine the position of a general commanding an army of men with their backs to the wall, and daring to tell them in the supreme hour of battle that their defeat was inevitable! What would happen to him? He would be shot at dawn for treachery and cowardice... (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Представьте себе положение генерала, командующего армией солдат, зажатых в кольцо наступающим врагом, который осмелился бы в критический момент сражения заявить солдатам, что их поражение неизбежно! Что произойдет с ним после этого? Он будет расстрелян за измену и трусость...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back to the wall
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2 have one's back against the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's back against the wall
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3 have one's back to the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's back to the wall
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4 have one's back to the wall
to be in a desperate situation:The army in the south have their backs to the wall, and are fighting a losing battle.
يكونُ ظَهْرُه إلى الحائِط، يكونُ في وَضْعٍ يائِس، وضْعٍ يَسْتَحيلُ فيه الفَرار; ظَهْرُهُ إلى الحائِط، مُحاصَرHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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5 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) stå med ryggen mod muren* * *(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) stå med ryggen mod muren -
6 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar entre la espada y la pared -
7 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) vera upp við vegg -
8 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) szorult helyzetben van -
9 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar em posição difícil -
10 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) zor durumda olmak, çıkmaza saplanmak -
11 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) biti v zagati -
12 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) joutua seinää vasten -
13 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) møte veggen, stå med ryggen mot veggen -
14 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) essere con le spalle al muro -
15 have one's back to the wall
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16 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) być przypartym do muru -
17 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) būt ļoti grūtos apstākļos / situācijā -
18 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) būti įvarytam į kampą -
19 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) -
20 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) a fi la ananghie
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