Daily Rebus #33 — August 22, 2026

Published August 22, 2026 · Medium · 13 letters (4-2-3-4)

A character pressed flat against a wall as a boulder rolls toward him

Hint: Cornered with no escape left

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BACK TO THE WALL

Why it works: His back is against the wall with no way out — the idiom for being cornered with no escape.

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