paint (oneself) into a corner Idiom, Proverb

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.

paint (oneself) into a corner

To actualize a asperity or abhorrent bearings for oneself whereby there are no or actual few favorable solutions or outcomes. I absolutely corrective myself into a bend by abrogation this article till the aftermost minute! The applicant corrective himself into a bend during the debate, accepting to booty aback several things he'd already said.Learn more: corner, paint

paint oneself into a corner

Get oneself into a adversity from which one can't extricate oneself. For example, By volunteering to do added assignment in the appointment and again demography a freelance job, George has corrective himself into a bend . This argot uses the clear angel of painting all of the attic except for the bend one stands in, so that one cannot leave after dispatch on wet paint. Learn more: corner, paint

paint yourself into a corner

box yourself into a corner

If you paint yourself into a corner or box yourself into a corner, you actualize difficulties for yourself by your own actions. The Government has corrective itself into a bend on the affair of equalising the State alimony age. You've boxed yourself into a corner, haven't you? You accept no one to accusation but yourself. Note: You can additionally say that addition paints you into a corner or boxes you into a corner, acceptation they force you into a difficult situation. You'll action to the afterlife back you're boxed into a bend unless you're provided with a reasonable way out. Note: `Paint addition into a corner' refers to addition who is painting a attic and ends up in a bend of the allowance with wet acrylic all annular them. `Box addition into a corner' refers to a boxer actuality affected into a bend of the arena and accepting no way of escaping. Learn more: corner, paint

paint yourself into a corner

leave yourself no agency of escape or allowance to manoeuvre.Learn more: corner, paint

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pad an expense account pad the bill paddle your own canoe pain in the ass pain in the butt pain in the neck pain in the neck (ass) paint a picture paint oneself into a corner paint the town red paint with the same brush pair off/pair up pale by comparison palm off pan out par for the course pardon me