en paint oneself into corner

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary

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Synonyms

en box oneself into corner ^(v) ➜
en back oneself into corner ➜
en box oneself into corner ➜
en write oneself into corner ➜
fi maalata itsensä nurkkaan ➜
fr se peinturer dans un coin ➜
no male seg inn i et hjørne ➜
no måle seg inn i eit hjørne ➜
fr se peinturer dans le coin ^(v) ➜

Related terms

en alternative ➜
en predicament ➜
en problem ➜
en solution ➜
fi maalata itsensä nurkkaan ^(v) ➜

Word forms

en painted oneself into corner ^(v) ➜
en painting oneself into corner ^(v) ➜
en paints oneself into corner ^(v) ➜

Derived from

en paint ^(v) ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org paint oneself into a corner

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