置之死地 zhì zhī sǐdì
          
              zhì zhī sǐdì 
              
              set phrase 
              to place sb on field of death; to confront with mortal danger; to give sb no way out; with one's back to the wall; looking death in the eye 
              Domain: Idiom 成语
              
              
              
              
                Notes: (CC-CEDICT '置之死地')