(chiefly politics) pragmatism, realism

Alternative form of balls to the wall

Alternative form of balls to the wall

Alternative form of balls to the wall

(informal) To apply the necessary amount of effort and labor to accomplish something. / (slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on, especially a male on a female.

(idiomatic) Synonym of roll of the dice.

(idiomatic) A risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation.

(uncommon) Synonym of pain in the butt

plural of pain in the back

(idiomatic) To cause someone to become very busy, especially to an exhausting degree; to make someone work very hard and very quickly.