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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

"talk into a corner"

Turkey's voluble prime minister has talked himself into a corner on Syria.
what is the meaning of "talk into a corner"
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Hi, He has spoken carelessly, and his words have placed him in a difficult position from which he cannot escape. Clive.

  • Hi, He has spoken carelessly, and his words have placed him in a difficult position from which he cannot escape.
  • Clive.
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Hi,

He has spoken carelessly, and his words have placed him in a difficult position from which he cannot escape.

Clive.
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That is a variation on "to paint oneself into a corner". Imagine you are painting a floor, and instead of moving toward a doorway as you go, you move toward a corner, instead.

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