against the wall
- corneredUnable to flee
- trappedUnable to escape
- backedGave support to
- pinnedFixed firmly, immobilized
- pressedPushed or smoothed flat
desperate · squeezed · braced · leaning · pushed · confined · stuck · nowhere · escape · pressure · graffiti · firing squad · handstand · execution · standoff · mural · brick · defiant
- predicamentspredicament, dilemma, bind, pickle, pinch
- pressureair pressure, blood pressure rise, blood pressure drop, barometric pressure, apply pressure
freedom/constraint
against the wallfree and clear
Owning without obligations attached
in the clear · out of the woods · sitting pretty · in the driver's seat · home free
physical position
against the wallfreestanding
Not attached to anything
free-standing · pulled out · centered · detached · floating
strategic advantage
against the wallin control
Managing with authority
holding all the cards · on top · calling the shots · upper hand · on the offensive