have ones back to the wall
没有退路
讲解:
have one’s back to the wall字面上的意思是「背贴到墙上」,也就是说已经无路可退。通常用来表示「被逼入絶境」或「背水一战」。
例句:
Why is Mahathir throwing veiled barbs at his old pal [Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin] Apparently because he has his own back to the wall.(出自:TIME,May 21,2001,p. 32 )
为什么〔马来西亚总理〕马哈迪要对老友〔财政部长戴姆〕作出不露形迹的攻击?显然是因为他自己已经无路可退了。