back against the wall
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Nighthand staggered back against the wall.
From Literature
He pressed his back against the wall and stepped, feet turned out sideways, onto the ledge.
From Literature
Eddie leans the paddle back against the wall.
From Literature
I roll my eyes and sit, flopping back against the wall.
From Literature
In the embattled Riley’s fourth season, with his reputation’s back against the wall, this was a statement of strength, a message of transformation.
From Los Angeles Times
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