force someone's back to the wall
force someone's back to the wall · forces someone's back to the wall · forced someone's back to the wall · forcing someone's back to the wall
To put someone under a lot of pressureTo put someone under a lot of pressure; to put someone in a very difficult situation.
» You can't be in the special forces if you can't climb walls.
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1 sensesTo put someone under a lot of pressure; to put someone in a very difficult situation.
Examples
2 sentencesYou can't be in the special forces if you can't climb walls.
Blood pressure is the force pushing against your artery walls as the blood moves through the vessels.
Forms
forces someone's back to the wall, forcing someone's back to the wall, forced someone's back to the wall, forced someone's back to the wall| Base form | force someone's back to the wall · to force someone's back to the wall |
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| 3rd person singular | forces someone's back to the wall |
| Present participle | forcing someone's back to the wall |
| Past simple | forced someone's back to the wall |
| Past participle | forced someone's back to the wall |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | force someone's back to the wall |
| he, she, it | forces someone's back to the wall |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | forced someone's back to the wall |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have forced someone's back to the wall |
| he, she, it | has forced someone's back to the wall |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will force someone's back to the wall |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle