go to the wall

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To make an all-out effort

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

To fail, to run out of options
To lose a conflict or be defeated; yield - "Despite their efforts, the team went to the wall."To be forced into bankruptcy; fail.To make an all-out effort, especially in defending another
be defeated, fail; go bankrupt
go to the wall

    Turkish pronunciation

    gō tı dhi wôl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgō tə ᴛʜē ˈwôl/ /ˈɡoʊ tə ðiː ˈwɔːl/

    Etymology

    () 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.

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