A few days ago
Anonymous

up against the wall?

what does “up against the wall” mean?

sentence: you got me up against the wall

another one: it’s almost that I wish you had me up against the wall

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A few days ago
Experto Credo

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You are trapped and there is no place for you to move
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A few days ago
Coach McGuirk
Up against the wall means, in the first case, that you can’t be pushed back any further — there is a wall there. It is figurative, though.

In the second case, it is a sexual thing, I think. Physically being pushed against the wall in passion with the naughty touching and all that.

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A few days ago
dnldslk
A cop would cry out to someone he’s chased and caught, “Up against the wall.”

Hence, to be up against the wall is to be cornered, stymied, outdone, with no freedom of movement

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A few days ago
Darth Eugene Vader
You got me without any escape, with no choices… like been between a sword and the wall.
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