Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the four given alternatives, choose the correct meaning of the following Idiom/expression:

To push somebody to the wall

  1. to defeat him

  2. To humiliate him

  3. To heckle him

  4. To knock him down
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'to push somebody to the wall' means to defeat someone completely or put them in a desperate situation where they have no options left. Option A correctly captures this meaning of total defeat.

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