to the wall
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Also here is Charles Willson Peale’s 1780 oil-on-canvas portrait, depicting Washington after the Battle of Princeton, according to the wall text “the first time that American troops broke a British line in open combat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Next is seen as a high street success story and a business that has evolved and adapted while its rivals from years gone by have gone to the wall.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
I’m going to go — excuse the expression — balls to the wall at this point.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Is it actually that bad if I nail art to the wall or do some painting?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
It was bursting with things for sale: piled on shelves, tied to the wall, hanging from the ceiling in baskets and hammocks.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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