back (one or oneself) into a corner

1. To force one into a difficult or unpleasant situation that one cannot easily resolve or escape. My boss really backed me into a corner when he asked me to fire the CEO's daughter. Scott has been backed into a corner with this mortgage payment that he cannot afford.

2. To put oneself into a difficult or unpleasant situation that one cannot easily resolve or escape. I really backed myself into a corner when I agreed to go to two events on the same night.

back oneself into a corner

Fig. to manage to get oneself into a position where there is limited escape. (Ranging from literal to figurative.) He tells different stories to different people. Finally he backed himself into a corner and had to admit his lies.

词组	back (one or oneself) into a corner
释义	back (one or oneself) into a corner back (one or oneself) into a corner 1. To force one into a difficult or unpleasant situation that one cannot easily resolve or escape. My boss really backed me into a corner when he asked me to fire the CEO's daughter. Scott has been backed into a corner with this mortgage payment that he cannot afford. 2. To put oneself into a difficult or unpleasant situation that one cannot easily resolve or escape. I really backed myself into a corner when I agreed to go to two events on the same night. See also: back, corner Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. back oneself into a corner Fig. to manage to get oneself into a position where there is limited escape. (Ranging from literal to figurative.) He tells different stories to different people. Finally he backed himself into a corner and had to admit his lies. See also: back, corner McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another one opens as one door closes, another opens
随便看	teeth teething teething problems teething troubles tee up tele telegraph telegraph (one's) punches telegraph one's punches telegraph one’s punches telegraph punches telephone telephone in telephone into (some place) telephone tag telescope into television tell tell about tell a different, another, etc. tale/story tell a different story tell a different tale tell against tell against (someone or something) tell a (little) white lie