Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

box oneself into a corner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: box one-self in-to a -corner
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

boxes oneself into a corner (present, singular) boxing oneself into a corner (participle, present) boxed oneself into a corner (participle, past) boxed oneself into a corner (past)

Synonyms

back oneself into a corner paint oneself into a corner write oneself into a corner

Questions

What does box oneself into a corner mean?: To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

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