back (one or oneself) into a corner 成语

back yourself into a corner

put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.

corner the market

become the main supplier, have a monopoly Japanese automakers are trying to corner the luxury car market.

corner you

insist that you listen, buttonhole you If Helmer corners you, tell him you have to go to the bathroom.

cut corners

use less material, use less than required If we cut corners, we'll produce a low-quality product.

got a corner on

got most of the business, corner the market Bata's got a corner on the shoe business in Ontario.

got you cornered

make it difficult to move or answer """I've got you cornered,"" he said, pointing at the checker board."

in your corner

hoping you will win, on your side Hey, man, I'm in your corner. I'll help you get your diploma.

kitty-corner

the diagonally opposite corner of an intersection The Bay is kitty-corner from the drugstore.

out of the corner of my eye

at my far right or left, to the side Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something move. It was the cat.

paint oneself into a corner

get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape The negotiations were difficult but we won when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the faulty warranty policy.

back (one or oneself) into a corner

1. To force one into a difficult or abhorrent bearings that one cannot calmly boldness or escape. My bang-up absolutely backed me into a bend back he asked me to blaze the CEO's daughter. Scott has been backed into a bend with this mortgage acquittal that he cannot afford.2. To put oneself into a difficult or abhorrent bearings that one cannot calmly boldness or escape. I absolutely backed myself into a bend back I agreed to go to two contest on the aforementioned night.Learn more: back, corner

back oneself into a corner

Fig. to administer to get oneself into a position area there is bound escape. (Ranging from accurate to figurative.) He tells altered belief to altered people. Finally he backed himself into a bend and had to accept his lies.Learn more: back, corner

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