"in a corner" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in a corner, {{en-PP}} in a corner
  1. Placed in a difficult or awkward situation. Translations (placed in a difficult or awkward situation): mewn congl (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-in_a_corner-en-prep_phrase-GURgfug4 Disambiguation of 'placed in a difficult or awkward situation': 98 2
  2. (dated) secretly; covertly Tags: dated Translations (secretly, covertly): mewn congl (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-in_a_corner-en-prep_phrase-udhGp-oK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'secretly, covertly': 3 97
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