box oneself into a corner
Definitions
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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