v. phr. To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed.
Compare: GO TO THE WALL.
v. phr. To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed.
Compare: GO TO THE WALL.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012