BACK YOURSELF INTO A CORNER

Meaning of BACK YOURSELF INTO A CORNER in English

put yourself in a bad position, have no escape

If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BACK YOURSELF INTO A CORNER — put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOURSELF — mismo
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOURSELF — pronoun Date: 14th century 1. that identical one that is you, your normal, healthy, or sane condition or self , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n. 1. a. : that identical one that is you …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — (pron.) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with …
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
YOURSELF — ( pron. ) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject …
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
YOURSELF — /yoor self", yawr-, yohr-, yeuhr-/ , pron., pl. yourselves /-selvz"/ . 1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye ): …
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
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOURSELF — n. your own person; by your own person; to your own person; from your own person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
YOURSELF — -ˈsef pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. : that identical one that is you — used reflexively you might hurt …
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
YOURSELF — pron an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with …
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
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Webster English vocab
YOURSELF — ■ pronoun [ second person singular ] ( plural yourselves ) 1》 used as the object of a verb or …
Concise Oxford 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
CORNER — corner, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɔːn ə AmE ˈkɔːrn ə r ˈkɔːn- ▷ corner|ed d ▷ cornering ˈkɔːn ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOURSELF — / jɔːˈself; weak form jə-; NAmE jər-; jɔːr-; jʊr-/ ( pl. your·selves / -ˈselvz; NAmE /) pronoun 1. (the reflexive …
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
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF — your ‧ self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/ BrE AmE pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] ( plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/) 1 …
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
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
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
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
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
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1. a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
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
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Oxford English vocab
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF — ( yourselves) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Yourself' is the second …
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
YOURSELF — (yourselves) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Yourself' is the second person …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
YOURSELF — [pronoun]Yourself is used when both the subject and object of the verb are you.Be careful with that knife or you'll …
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
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
CORNER — I. noun 1 where two lines/edges meet ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom , top ▪ left , right ▪ left-hand , right-hand …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
YOURSELF — • ↑ be/feel yourself again • ↑ on your own/by yourself
Longman Activator English vocab
YOURSELF — INDEX: 1. when you do something yourself 2. when you meet or talk to someone directly 3. something that you …
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BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
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BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
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BACK — v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on She backed a 35-to-2 long shot in the Derby, and she won …
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