up against it

[up against it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Faced with a great difficulty or problem; badly in need.

* /The Smith family is up against it because Mr. Smith cannot find a job./

* /You will be up against it if you don't pass the test. You will probably fail arithmetic./

Compare: HARD UP, END OF ONE'S ROPE, BACK TO THE WALL(2).

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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