/ɛ.tʁə do o myʁ/FRANSIZCA → TR
Fransızca "être dos au mur" kelimesi Türkçe'de kuyruğu kapana kısılmak anlamına gelir.
Çeviri
Genelkuyruğu kapana kısılmak
Tanım
•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
Diğer Dillerde
up against the wall (cornered without an escape)
köken: Literally, “against [the] wall”.
back to the wall, back against the wall (very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action)
köken: selkä (“back”) + seinää (“a wall”) + vasten (“against”)
Kun hänet pantiin selkä seinää vasten, hänen oli pakko tunnustaa.