Definitions
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- verb idiomatic To make an
all-out effort. - verb idiomatic To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business)
- verb To be put aside or forgotten.
- verb To take an extreme and determined position or measure
Etymologies
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From a fight or military retreating until they cannot escape; see have one's back to the wall and retreat to the wall doctrine in common law.
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