Carole told her boss she was busy on Friday evening. She realized she had painted herself into a corner when he said : 'Too bad! I was going to give you two tickets for the opera."
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
paint into a corner — paint (someone/yourself) into a corner to do something that takes away all of your choices. They ve painted themselves into a corner by promising to announce the results of their investigation. The army painted the rebels into a corner, and the… … New idioms dictionary
paint into a corner — paint (yourself) into a corner to do something which puts you in a very difficult situation and limits the way that you can act. I ve painted myself into a corner here. Having said I won t take less than Ј20 an hour, I can t then be seen to… … New idioms dictionary
paint someone into a corner — paint (someone/yourself) into a corner to do something that takes away all of your choices. They ve painted themselves into a corner by promising to announce the results of their investigation. The army painted the rebels into a corner, and the… … New idioms dictionary
paint yourself into a corner — paint (someone/yourself) into a corner to do something that takes away all of your choices. They ve painted themselves into a corner by promising to announce the results of their investigation. The army painted the rebels into a corner, and the… … New idioms dictionary
paint yourself into a corner — (USA) If someone paints themselves into a corner, they get themselves into a mess … The small dictionary of idiomes
paint yourself into a corner — paint (yourself) into a corner to do something which puts you in a very difficult situation and limits the way that you can act. I ve painted myself into a corner here. Having said I won t take less than Ј20 an hour, I can t then be seen to… … New idioms dictionary
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 yourself into a corner — (USA) If someone paints themselves into a corner, they get themselves into a mess. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
