être dos au mur in French

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        "to have one's back to the wall, to be up against the wall, to be backed into a corner, to have no way out"
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        "(figuratively) to have one's back to the wall, to be up against the wall, to be backed into a corner, to have no way out"
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          "word": "être au pied du mur"
        },
        {
          "word": "être acculé"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ɛ.tʁə do o myʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.tʁə do o myʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛ.tʁə do.z‿o myʁ/"
    },
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        "French multiword terms",
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          "have one's back to the wall"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "corner",
          "corner"
        ],
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          "way out",
          "way out"
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "être acculé"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛ.tʁə do.z‿o myʁ/"
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  "word": "être dos au mur"
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"être dos au mur" meaning in French

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