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24 entries under expression topic. ×
| dead in the water(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| against the wall(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a dead end(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a dead lift(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a non placet(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a nonplus(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at bay(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between a rock and a hard place(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the beetle and the block(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the devil and the deep sea(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the upper and the nether millstone(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| dead on arrival(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| hit a snag(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in a cleft stick(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in a deadlock(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in a gridlock(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in an impasse(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in chancery(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in dire straits(failure, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in the hole(failure, situation, unsuccessful) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (1970). with one's back to the wall thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/with_one%27s_back_to_the_wall/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 1970. "with one's back to the wall thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/with_one%27s_back_to_the_wall/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 1970, with one's back to the wall thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/with_one%27s_back_to_the_wall/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "with one's back to the wall thesaurus" 1 January 1970. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/with_one%27s_back_to_the_wall/thesaurus/synonyms> |