to the wall

1. see back to the wall; go to the wall.

Example Sentences

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, he said he was responding to a shortage of officers in the San Francisco Police Department that has forced his company to bring in additional officers from outside the city to provide security during its annual Dreamforce conference.

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Those overly sanguine predictions contrast with the increasing number of bricks being added daily to the wall of worry that the bull market currently climbs.

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The 48-year-old, who already owned more than $95 million worth of real estate before his latest jaw-dropping buy, just closed on the eight-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom abode on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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According to the Wall Street Journal, the property was designed by Andrew Kotchen of Workshop/APD and completed in 2018.

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Privately, most rich New Yorkers who talked to The Wall Street Journal said they won’t move, at least not yet.

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