box oneself into a corner

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions. idiomatic
    — Brüno was a case of diminishing returns, intermittently amusing but not nearly as bracing or funny as Borat—it didn’t help that Brüno was the most thinly conceived of all his Da Ali G Show characters—and the lead-up to Baron Cohen’s new comedy, The Dictator, made it look like he’d boxed himself into a corner.

词形变化

boxes oneself into a corner present,singular,third-person boxing oneself into a corner participle,present boxed oneself into a corner participle,past boxed oneself into a corner past
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