go to the wall

倒産する、破綻する

特に会社の資金が尽きるなどして、完全に行き詰まること。

やさしい英語で： To fail completely, especially because a business has no money left.

• Small shops may go to the wall.
• Several companies went to the wall during the recession.
• Without new investment, our business will go to the wall.

類義語： fail, go bankrupt, go under

反対語： succeed

よく使う表現： go to the wall, businesses go to the wall

徹底的に抵抗する

極端な行動も辞さず、自分の立場を断固として守ること。

やさしい英語で： To defend a position firmly, even if doing so means taking extreme action.

• She will go to the wall over this principle.
• The workers went to the wall rather than accept the cuts.
• Would he go to the wall to defend that policy?

使い方： go to the wall over something (The union will go to the wall over pension rights.)

類義語： stand firm, dig in

反対語： back down

よく使う表現： go to the wall, go to the wall over something

全力を尽くす

何かを成し遂げるために、持てる力をすべて尽くすこと。

やさしい英語で： To use all your strength and effort to achieve something.

• We will go to the wall to win.
• He went to the wall for his teammates.
• Will you go to the wall to save this project?

使い方： go to the wall for someone/something (She would go to the wall for her team.)

類義語： give your all, go all out

よく使う表現： go to the wall, go to the wall for someone

ないがしろにされる、忘れられる

ほかのことが重要と思われるため、顧みられなくなったり忘れられたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To receive no attention or be forgotten because other things seem more important.

• Their needs often go to the wall.
• The children’s interests went to the wall during the dispute.
• When money is tight, environmental concerns can go to the wall.

類義語： be neglected, be forgotten, be sidelined

よく使う表現： go to the wall, needs go to the wall