go to the wall

Meaning

1. To make an all-out effort.
2. To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business)
3. To be put aside or forgotten.
4. To take an extreme and determined position or measure.

Translations

falir

fracassar

se ferrar

ser derrotado

levar a breca

Etymology

From a fight or military retreating until they cannot escape; see have one's back to the wall and retreat to the wall doctrine in common law.