throw back on
phrasal verbthrow somebody back on something
- [usually passive] to force somebody to rely on something because nothing else is available
迫使依靠(因别无他物) - There was no TV so we were thrown back on our own resources (= had to entertain ourselves).
没有电视机,所以我们只好自娱自乐了。
- There was no TV so we were thrown back on our own resources (= had to entertain ourselves).