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paint yourself into a corner

paint yourself into a corner (peint yorself intou a cohrnèr)

Idiom Difficulty

Signification

to put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out

se mettre dans une situation difficile dont on ne peut pas sortir facilement (se mettre dans une situation difficile dont on ne peut pas sortir facilement)

Phrases d'exemple

"By making so many promises, he painted himself into a corner."

"En faisant tant de promesses, il s’est mis dans une situation difficile." (en faisant tan de promesses il s'est mis dans une situation difficile)

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