- paint oneself into a corner
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To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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paint oneself into a corner — {v. phr.} To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. * /By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner./ … Dictionary of American idioms
paint oneself into a corner — {v. phr.} To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. * /By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner./ … Dictionary of American idioms
paint\ oneself\ into\ a\ corner — v. phr. To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner … Словарь американских идиом
paint oneself into a corner — get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of He has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor … Idioms and examples
paint oneself into a corner — leave oneself no means of escape or room to manoeuvre. → paint … English new terms dictionary
paint oneself into a corner — leave oneself no means of escape or room to maneuver … Useful english dictionary
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paint — /peɪnt / (say paynt) noun 1. a substance composed of solid colouring matter intimately mixed with a liquid vehicle or medium, and applied as a coating. 2. the dried surface pigment. 3. the solid colouring matter alone; a pigment. 4. application… …
difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; … English dictionary for students
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