PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER

Meaning of PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER in English

get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape The negotiations were difficult but we won when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the faulty warranty policy.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER — leave oneself no means of escape or room to manoeuvre. → paint
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER — {v. phr.} To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. * /By …
Slang English vocab
PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER — {v. phr.} To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. * /By …
Словарь английских идиом
PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER — v. phr. To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of. By promising …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ONESELF — se
English interlingue dictionary
ONESELF — (Adjective) mismo;sa kaugalingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
ONESELF — also one's self pronoun Date: 1548 a person's self ; one's own self, one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAINT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNER — I. R ˈkȯrnər sometimes ˈkȯnər; -R ˈkȯ(ə)nə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cornere, corniere, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən sometimes (ˌ)wənz + pronunc at self 1. : a person's self : the self of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONESELF — (pron.) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Английский словарь Webster
INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
Английский словарь Webster
ONESELF — ( pron. ) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAINT — — paintable , adj. — paintless , adj. /paynt/ , n. 1. a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONESELF — /wun self", wunz-/ , pron. 1. a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNER — /kawr"neuhr/ , n. 1. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet. 2. the space between two converging …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNER — I. ˈkȯr-nər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cornere, from corne horn Date: 13th century 1. a. : the point …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONESELF — -ˈsef pronoun also one's self (ˌ)wən-, ˌwənz- Date: 1548 1. : a person's self : one's own self — used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAINT — noun a cosmetic; rouge. 2. paint ·noun a pigment or coloring substance. 3. paint ·vt to color one's face by …
Webster English vocab
INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
Webster English vocab
CORNER — noun direction; quarter. 2. corner ·vt to drive into a corner. 3. corner ·noun a secret or secluded place; a …
Webster English vocab
ONESELF — [one.self] also one's self pron (1548) 1: a person's self: one's own self--used reflexively as object of a preposition or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORNER — [cor.ner] n [ME, fr. OF cornere, fr. corne horn, corner] (13c) 1 a: the point where converging lines, edges, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONESELF — oneself BrE AmE wʌn ˈself wʌnz-, § \ wɒn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CORNER — corner, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɔːn ə AmE ˈkɔːrn ə r ˈkɔːn- ▷ corner|ed d ▷ cornering ˈkɔːn ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAINT — / peɪnt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a liquid that is put on surfaces …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — / wʌnˈself; NAmE / pronoun ( formal ) 1. (the reflexive form of one ) used as the object of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNER — / ˈkɔːnə(r); NAmE ˈkɔːrn-/ noun , verb ■ noun OF BUILDING / OBJECT / SHAPE 1. a part of sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAINT — I. paint 1 S2 W2 /peɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ paint , ↑ painter …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONESELF — one ‧ self /wʌnˈself/ BrE AmE pronoun formal the ↑ reflexive form of ↑ one 3 (2): It is only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CORNER — I. cor ‧ ner 1 S1 W2 /ˈkɔːnə $ ˈkɔːrnər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAINT — n. & v. --n. 1 a colouring matter, esp. in liquid form for imparting colour to a surface. b this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CORNER — n. & v. --n. 1 a place where converging sides or edges meet. 2 a projecting angle, esp. where two …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAINT — n. & v. n. 1 a colouring matter, esp. in liquid form for imparting colour to a surface. b this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CORNER — n. & v. n. 1 a place where converging sides or edges meet. 2 a projecting angle, esp. where two …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAINT — n. & v. --n. 1. a colouring matter, esp. in liquid form for imparting colour to a surface. b this …
Oxford English vocab
ONESELF — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself).
Oxford English vocab
INTO — prep. 1. expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
Oxford English vocab
CORNER — n. & v. --n. 1. a place where converging sides or edges meet. 2 a projecting angle, esp. where two …
Oxford English vocab
PAINT — ( paints, painting, painted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Paint is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTO — Pronounced /ɪntu:/ or /ɪntu:/, particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNER — ( corners, cornering, cornered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A corner …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONESELF — Note: 'Oneself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 1. A speaker or writer uses ~ as the object of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PAINT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a painting hangs in a gallery ▪ Many of her pictures hang in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONESELF — pronoun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Mandel stresses the importance of being able to defend oneself .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CORNER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a street corner (= a place where streets meet ) ▪ Youths were standing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONESELF — (USUAL CONDITION) [pronoun] [formal] - in a person's usual mental or physical conditionOften a cup of tea and a rest …
Cambridge English vocab
CORNER — Synonyms and related words : L, a corner on, aberrancy, aberration, absorb, alcove, angle, apex, asylum, bay, bear raid, bend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORNER — I. noun 1 where two lines/edges meet ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom , top ▪ left , right ▪ left-hand , right-hand …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAINT — INDEX: 1. to paint pictures 2. someone who paints pictures 3. to paint walls/doors/rooms etc 4. someone who paints walls, …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAINT — n. 25B6; noun COLOURING, colourant, tint, dye, stain, pigment, colour. See list. 25B6; verb simply paint the ceiling : COLOUR, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONESELF — pron. 25A0; by oneself . See by .
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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