Have your back to the wall
Meaning: be hard-pressed, on the defensive, to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which you can act
Example: He owes money to everyone - he really has his back to the wall now. I had no choice, I had my back to the wall.
Example: He owes money to everyone - he really has his back to the wall now. I had no choice, I had my back to the wall.
