go to the wall

GabriHylian Mar, 1 Ott 2019, 15:16

Significati di “go to the wall”

Inglese

'To go to the wall' / + (on something)' means:
1. 'To SUCCUMB IN A CONFLICT or STRUGGLE' (also 'YIELD')
"When it's a matter of family versus friends, friends must go to the wall." - "In spite of their efforts, they went to the wall."

2. TO GO BANKRUPT
"Smaller companies are always the first to go to the wall in an economic recession." - "If the company loses money again this quarter, it will go to the wall sooner than later." - "The store finally went to the wall."

*Origins: Refers to a hard-pressed fighter who retreats from a battle or fight until he finds himself trapped with his back against a wall, thus unable to escape.

3. To STEADFASTLY SUPPORT someone / something regardless of any suffering one might incur as a result. To HOLD OUT TO THE VERY END
"I would go to the wall for you, so I'll certainly endorse you on the campaign trail."

(Examples adapted from:
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs. 2008. 2009. DOI: 10.1093/acref/9780199539536.001.0001 |
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc. | Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012.)

GabriHylianon Mar, 01 Ott 2019, 15:16

“go to the wall” nei testi

She no longer loves and doesn't call or complains. And I look for her in the Lambo1and we break the bed. It's just that I don't want to talk about him. Let's go to the wall. To the dark part to see what you know. 1. rghini

Over her I will go To the wall (Ohh)

That's it , for sure , i have to make my decision I will go to the wall and fall into the void I know that you are waiting me near the fountain

Let's sing, let's sing, let's show Let's show our singing to them all For the weakest always go to the wall¹

And I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave, I leave to go to the wall, It seem-... it seems I carry it,

You open the window and look outside The city awaits you somewhere. You go out to the street and go to the wall Where there's always someone,

-without your inert ears collecting them. Where did your other body go? To the wall? The furniture? the ceiling?

It is never in my power to escape unconquered. I surely know my pride will go to the wall, my life will burst its bonds in exceeding pain,

I burn with envy (to the wall) And go (to the wall) To the wall

The bar is already closed, let's go to the wall and before the sun comes out,

And love has a color and colors are many Blue is for lonely and red is for danger I go to the wall for the night of my life I play every game that you play

Almost appreciating even the letters' smell. So much lonely sin exhausted me. Standing by the wall was a glory. I drank a glass of restorative and got better.

Tell her that nobody else takes her and she should stop to write me messages Tell her that she should go to the wall - the wall She should never come otherwise i will be successfull

Pockets of love, love, love You're climbin' the mountain and you go to the wall You don't take nothin' when you got the soul

이제는 돈을 벌어 점점 더 쌓이는 새 옷의 택 끝은 몰라도 I go to the wall 변한 건 없어 늘 그랬듯 똑같이 했지

ask for 3 beers or the bread from today, ay, ay!! those of us who dont learn it dont have forgiveness those of us who dont use it will go to the wall.