"back oneself into a corner" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: backs oneself into a corner [present, singular, third-person], backing oneself into a corner [participle, present], backed oneself into a corner [participle, past], backed oneself into a corner [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} back oneself into a corner (third-person singular simple present backs oneself into a corner, present participle backing oneself into a corner, simple past and past participle backed oneself into a corner)
  1. Synonym of paint oneself into a corner Synonyms: paint oneself into a corner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-back_oneself_into_a_corner-en-verb-IEJ7xCPE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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