Question

Choose the option that replaces the phrase in quotes with the correct idiomatic expression.

Sumit had his 'back on the wall' on this occasion; there was no escape for him.

• A. Back on the wall
• B. Back at the wall
• C. Back against the wall
• D. Back rubbing with the wall

Answer 1

The correct option is C Back against the wall

To have your back against the wall means to have a serious problem that limits the ways in which you can act. Since Sumit cannot escape from the responsibility of the occasion (which is a serious problem), C) Back against the wall is the correct option.