| 词汇 | back her into a corner |
| 释义 | (redirected from back her into a corner)back (one or oneself) into a corner1. 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 cornerFig. 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. |
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