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Jenne Phuong
2021-07-16 09:07
Up against it/the wall phrase informal
The verbs "be", "get", and "push someone" are typically combined with the phrase.
If someone is "up against it" or "up against the wall", he/she has serious issues, stresses, or difficulties to cope with.
I have to submit our essay before this Saturday. Now I'm really up against this. Only 3 days left and I haven't finished it.
The new reform of the Government is having us get up against the wall.
A: "Is it worth it to push your son against the wall like that? He's just a kid, you shouldn't be too strict." B: "You had better not meddle in. It's none of your business."
Up against it/the wall phrase informal
The verbs "be", "get", and "push someone" are typically combined with the phrase.
If someone is "up against it" or "up against the wall", he/she has serious issues, stresses, or difficulties to cope with.
I have to submit our essay before this Saturday. Now I'm really up against this. Only 3 days left and I haven't finished it.
The new reform of the Government is having us get up against the wall.
A: "Is it worth it to push your son against the wall like that? He's just a kid, you shouldn't be too strict." B: "You had better not meddle in. It's none of your business."
Up against it/the wall phrase informal
The verbs "be", "get", and "push someone" are typically combined with the phrase.
If someone is "up against it" or "up against the wall", he/she has serious issues, stresses, or difficulties to cope with.
I have to submit our essay before this Saturday. Now I'm really up against this. Only 3 days left and I haven't finished it.
The new reform of the Government is having us get up against the wall.
A: "Is it worth it to push your son against the wall like that? He's just a kid, you shouldn't be too strict." B: "You had better not meddle in. It's none of your business."
The expression comes from fighting. Literally, "backing up against a wall" prevents an attack from the rear but also may prevent further retreat. The term has been used since the sixteenth century but became famous near the end of World War I
The expression comes from fighting. Literally, "backing up against a wall" prevents an attack from the rear but also may prevent further retreat. The term has been used since the sixteenth century but became famous near the end of World War I
The expression comes from fighting. Literally, "backing up against a wall" prevents an attack from the rear but also may prevent further retreat. The term has been used since the sixteenth century but became famous near the end of World War I
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
