"painting oneself into a corner" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} painting oneself into a corner
  1. present participle and gerund of paint oneself into a corner. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: paint oneself into a corner
    Sense id: en-painting_oneself_into_a_corner-en-verb-eQ4sJ1YP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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