go to the wall

短语

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发音

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词形变化

goes to the wall 三单 goes to the wall going to the wall gone to the wall went to the wall going to the wall 现在分词 went to the wall 过去式 gone to the wall 过去式 gone to the wall 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make an all-out effort.

    习语

    He'll be the one who goes to the wall when it's needed.

    He's always been willing to go to the wall for his friends.

    That was the one point he was willing to go to the wall on.

  2. 2.

    To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business)

    习语
  3. 3.

    To be put aside or forgotten.

  4. 4.

    To take an extreme and determined position or measure.

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary