Идиома "Back against the wall" с переводом
Быть в трудном положении, без возможности отступить.
История
Фраза "back against the wall" связана с военными или боксёрскими образами, где отступление невозможно. В английском закрепилась в XIX веке.Значение
Идиома описывает ситуацию отчаяния или давления, когда человек вынужден бороться или принимать сложные решения.Стиль и аналоги
Выражение драматичное, разговорное. Русский аналог — "прижатый к стенке". Пример: "With debts, his back’s against the wall."Культурное использование
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His back’s against the wall now.
Его прижали к стенке сейчас.
We’re back against the wall with this deadline.
Нас прижали к стенке с этим сроком.
She fought with her back against the wall.
Она боролась, прижатая к стенке.
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Другие английские идиомы на букву B
- B&B
- B&E
- BA
- Back and forth
- Back down
- Back down (from someone or something)
- Back in circulation
- Back of beyond
- Back on one's feet
- Back out (of something)
- Back the wrong horse
- Back to basics
- Back to square one
- Back to the drawing board
- Back to the salt mines
- Back up (someone or something)
- Back-to-back
- Bad blood (between people)
- Bad egg
- Bad hair day
- Bad-mouth (someone or something)
- Bad/rotten apple
- Badger (someone)
- Bag of tricks
- Bail (someone or something) out
- Bail (someone) out
- Bail a company out
- Bail out (of something)
- Balance the books/accounts
- Ball is in (someone's) court
- Ball of fire
- Ball park figure/estimate
- Ballpark estimate/figure
- Balls of one's feet
- Bang for the buck
- Bang/beat one's head against the wall
- Bank on (someone or something)
- Banker's hours
- Bankroll someone
- Baptism of fire
- Bare bones (of something)
- Bargain for (something)
- Bargain on (something)
- Barge in on (someone or something)
- Bark is worse than one's bite
- Bark up the wrong tree
- Base one's opinion on (something)
- Bat a thousand
- Bat out of hell
- Bats in the belfry
- Batten down the hatches
- Bawl out (someone)
- Be a new one on (someone)
- Be all ears
- Be all things to all people
- Be at one's wit's end
- Be cricket
- Be curtains for (someone or something)
- Be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand
- Be game
- Be hand in hand
- Be into (something)
- Be laid up
- Be of the persuasion that (something) is so
- Be off
- Be off on the wrong foot
- Be off to a bad start
- Be that as it may
- Be the case
- Be the death of (someone)
- Be to blame
- Be/have something going for (one)
- Bean counter
- Bear (someone or something) in mind
- Bear (something) out
- Bear fruit
- Bear in mind
- Bear one's cross
- Bear the brunt of (something)
- Bear with (someone or something)
- Bear witness (to something)
- Bear/hold a grudge (against someone)
- Beat (someone) to the punch/draw
- Beat (something) into (someone's) head
- Beat a hasty retreat
- Beat a path to (someone's) door
- Beat around the bush
- Beat one's brains out
- Beat one's head against the wall
- Beat the clock
- Beat the gun
- Beat the living daylights out of (someone)
- Beat the rap
- Beat the tar out of (someone)
- Beat up (someone)
- Becoming on/to (someone)
- Beef up (something)
- Before long
- Beg the question
- Beg to differ with (someone)
- Begin to see the light
- Behind (someone's) back
- Behind closed doors
- Behind in/on (something)
- Behind one's back
- Behind schedule
- Behind the eight ball
- Behind the scenes
- Behind the times
- Belabor the point
- Believe one's ears
- Believe one's eyes
- Below average
- Below par
- Belt (something) out
- Bend (someone's) ear
- Bend over backwards (to do something)
- Bent on doing (something)
- Beside oneself (with something)
- Beside the point
- Best bib and tucker
- Best-laid plans of mice and men
- Best/better part of (something)
- Bet on the wrong horse
- Bet one's boots
- Bet one's bottom dollar
- Better off
- Between a rock and a hard place
- Between the devil and the deep blue sea
- Betwixt and between
- Beyond a reasonable doubt
- Beyond a shadow of a doubt
- Beyond measure
- Beyond one's depth
- Beyond one's means
- Beyond the pale
- Beyond words
- Bid adieu to (someone or something)
- Bide one's time
- Big cheese
- Big cheese/gun/wheel
- Big enchilada
- Big fish in a small pond
- Big frog/fish in a small pond
- Big of (someone)
- Big shot
- Bigmouth
- Bigwig
- Binge and purge
- Bird brain
- Bird in hand is worth two in the bush
- Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- Birds and bees
- Birds of a feather flock together
- Birds-eye view
- Birthday suit
- Bite (someone's) head off
- Bite off more than one can chew
- Bite one's nails
- Bite one's tongue
- Bite the bullet
- Bite the dust
- Bite the hand that feeds (someone)
- Bite the hand that feeds one
- Bitten by (some kind of) bug
- Bitter pill to swallow
- Black and blue
- Black and white
- Black box
- Black eye
- Black market
- Black out
- Black sheep of the family
- Black-tie event/affair
- Blackball (someone)
- Blacklist (someone)
- Blackmail (someone)
- Blackout
- Blast off
- Blaze a trail (in something)
- Bleeding heart
- Bleep (something) out
- Blessing in disguise
- Blind date
- Blind leading the blind
- Blood is thicker than water
- Blood runs cold
- Blood, sweat, and tears
- Blow (someone or something) off
- Blow (someone's) cover
- Blow (someone's) mind
- Blow (someone) away
- Blow (something)
- Blow (something) out of all proportion
- Blow a fuse
- Blow one's nose
- Blow one's own horn
- Blow one's stack/top
- Blow one's top/stack
- Blow over
- Blow the lid off (something)
- Blow the whistle on someone
- Blow to smithereens
- Blow up (at someone)
- Blow up in (someone's) face
- BLT
- Blue blood
- Blue in the face
- Blue-ribbon
- BO
- Body blow
- Bog down
- Boggle one's mind
- Boil down to (something)
- Bona fide
- Bone of contention
- Bone up (on something)
- Bonehead
- Booked solid
- Bookworm
- Boot out
- Bore (someone) stiff/to death
- Bored out of one's mind/skull
- Born out of wedlock
- Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- Bosom friend
- Boss (someone) around
- Bottle (something) up
- Bottom dollar
- Bottom drops/falls out of (something)
- Bottom line
- Bottom out
- Bottoms up!
- Bounce a check
- Bounce something (an idea) off someone
- Bound and determined
- Bound for somewhere
- Bound hand and foot
- Bound to (do something)
- Bow and scrape
- Bow out
- Bowl (someone) over
- Boys in the backroom
- Brain (someone)
- Brain drain
- Brain teaser
- Brainchild
- Brainless
- Brains behind (something)
- Brainstorm something
- Brainwash (someone)
- Brand-new
- Breach of promise
- Breach of the peace
- Bread and butter
- Bread and water
- Break (someone's) fall
- Break (someone's) heart
- Break (something) down
- Break (something) to (someone)
- Break a habit
- Break a law
- Break a leg!
- Break a record
- Break camp
- Break down
- Break down (something)
- Break even
- Break fresh/new ground
- Break ground for (something)
- Break in (someone or something)
- Break into a cold sweat (about something)
- Break into tears
- Break loose (from someone or something)
- Break off
- Break one's back/neck (to do something)
- Break one's word
- Break out in (something)
- Break out in a cold sweat
- Break out of (something)
- Break the back of (something)
- Break the bank
- Break the ice
- Break the law
- Break the news (to someone)
- Break through
- Break up (with someone)
- Breakthrough
- Breath of fresh air
- Breathe down (someone's) neck
- Breathe easy
- Breathe easy/easier
- Breathe one's last
- Brew a plot
- Bright and early
- Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- Brimming with (something)
- Bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
- Bring (someone) around
- Bring (someone) into line
- Bring (someone) to
- Bring (someone) to heel
- Bring (someone) to terms
- Bring (something) home to (someone)
- Bring (something) into question
- Bring (something) off
- Bring (something) on
- Bring (something) to (someone's) attention
- Bring (something) to a head
- Bring about (something)
- Bring down the house
- Bring home the bacon
- Bring home the importance of (something) to (someone)
- Bring some new facts to light
- Bring to mind
- Bring up
- Bring up (something)
- Bring up the rear
- Broad in the beam
- Brown bag it
- Brush up on (something)
- Brush with the law
- BS
- BSc
- Buck for (something)
- Buckle down to (do something)
- Budget crunch/squeeze
- Bug (someone)
- Bug-eyed
- Build (something) to order
- Build a case (against someone)
- Build a fire under (someone)
- Build castles in the air/in Spain
- Build up (someone or something)
- Build up to (something)
- Bull in a china shop
- Bump into (someone)
- Bump off (someone)
- Bundle of nerves
- Burden of proof
- Burn (oneself) out
- Burn (someone) in effigy
- Burn (something) to a crisp
- Burn a hole in one's pocket
- Burn down
- Burn one's bridges behind one
- Burn one's fingers
- Burn the candle at both ends
- Burn the midnight oil
- Burn up
- Burst at the seams
- Burst in on (someone or something)
- Burst into flames
- Burst into tears
- Burst onto the scene
- Burst out laughing
- Burst with joy
- Burst with pride
- Bury the hatchet
- Bury/hide one's head in the sand
- Business as usual
- Busman's holiday
- Bust a gut (to do something)
- But for (someone or something)
- Butt heads with (someone)
- Butt in (on someone or something)
- Butter (someone) up
- Button one's lip
- Buy (something) for a song
- Buy (something) on credit
- Buy (something) sight unseen
- Buy a pig in a poke
- Buy a stake in (something)
- Buy off (someone)
- Buy out (someone or something)
- By a hair's breadth
- By a long shot
- By a mile
- By a whisker
- By a whisker/hair
- By all accounts
- By all appearances
- By all means
- By and by
- By and large
- By any means
- By chance
- By check
- By fair means or foul
- By far
- By fits and starts
- By hook or by crook
- By leaps and bounds
- By means of
- By no means
- By shank's mare
- By the book
- By the day
- By the dozen
- By the dozens
- By the handful
- By the hour
- By the month
- By the same token
- By the seat of one's pants
- By the skin of one's teeth
- By the sweat of one's brow
- By the way
- By the week
- By the year
- By virtue of (something)
- By way of (something or somewhere)
- By way of (something)
- By word of mouth
- BYOB
- Bite the hand that feeds you
- Burn your bridges
- Break the mold
- Back to the wall
- Bite your tongue
- Bury your head in the sand
- Back in the saddle
- Bad blood between them
- Be a couch potato
- Be beside yourself
- Be in someone’s corner
- Be on the same page
- Beat a dead horse
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Beggars can’t be choosers
- Better late than never
- Between the lines
- Birds of a feather
- Bite off more than you can chew
- Bite your lip
- Blow hot and cold
- Blow off steam
- Blow the whistle
- Break new ground
- Bring the house down
- Burn bridges
- Burst your bubble