force someone's back to the wall (English, verb)
expansion: force someone's back to the wall (third-person singular simple present forces someone's back to the wall, present participle forcing someone's back to the wall, simple past and past participle forced someone's back to the wall)
Senses:
glosses: To put someone under a lot of pressure; to put someone in a very difficult situation.
Forms:
form: forces someone's back to the wall
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: forcing someone's back to the wall
tags: participle
present
form: forced someone's back to the wall
tags: participle
past
form: forced someone's back to the wall
tags: past