旋元祐Time时代杂志核心短语 动词短语80：have ones back to the wall

have ones back to the wall

没有退路

have one’s back to the wall字面上的意思是「背贴到墙上」，也就是说巳经无路可退。通常用来表示「被逼入絶境」或「背水一战」。

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。