Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back oneself into a corner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
back- one-self in-to a -corner
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of paint oneself into a corner.

Inflected Forms

backs oneself into a corner (present, singular) backing oneself into a corner (participle, present) backed oneself into a corner (participle, past) backed oneself into a corner (past)

Synonyms

paint oneself into a corner

Questions

What does back oneself into a corner mean?
Synonym of paint oneself into a corner.

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