kitty-cornered

In a diagonal position from, especially outward from the corner of a square. A variant of the more technical term "cater-corner," with "cater" meaning "to set or move diagonally." Primarily heard in UK. Thankfully there's a crèche kitty-cornered to my office, so dropping the kids off in the morning is really easy.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

kitty-corner
fight (one's) corner
fight your corner
back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner
average Joe
a tight corner
cater
cater to
cater to (someone or something)
(a)round the corner

词组	kitty-cornered
释义	kitty-cornered kitty-cornered In a diagonal position from, especially outward from the corner of a square. A variant of the more technical term "cater-corner," with "cater" meaning "to set or move diagonally." Primarily heard in UK. Thankfully there's a crèche kitty-cornered to my office, so dropping the kids off in the morning is really easy. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: kitty-corner fight (one's) corner fight your corner back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner average Joe a tight corner cater cater to cater to (someone or something) (a)round the corner
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