English Dictionary

paint oneself into a corner

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpeɪnt wʌnsɛlf ɪntʊ ə ˈkɔɹnɚ/

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

日本語の意味

自らの行動で、逃げ場のない窮地に追い込むこと / 自分の手で可能性を狭め、困難な状況に陥ること / 行動の結果、自ら解決策を失い、抜け出せない状況に置かれること

When trying to please every client, it's easy to paint oneself into a corner and then have no good options left.

あらゆる顧客を喜ばせようとすると、簡単に自分で窮地に追い込んでしまい、良い選択肢が残らなくなる。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

The Coens [Coen brothers] write their screenplays in a manner as unorthodox as the films that result from them. […] They paint themselves into a corner, plotwise, then perform whatever literary gymnastics are necessary in order to paint themselves out.

paints oneself into a corner （ present singular third-person ）

painting oneself into a corner （ participle present ）

painted oneself into a corner （ participle past ）

painted oneself into a corner （ past ）