in a corner

Meaning

Placed in a difficult or awkward situation.

(dated) secretly; covertly
something done in a corner

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

somewhere shagged backstage cornered behind-the-scenes sub-rosa under-the-table

Examples

A layer of sand covering the floor of tamped earth, a collection of wooden writing tablets in a corner and one or two copies of the Qur'an in a niche in the wall distinguish the school from an ordinary vestibule. Source: Internet

Peticolas reconstructed this classic cocktail into a beer by adding cherries, fresh orange peel, bitters and whiskey-soaked American charred oak chips to their 13% barely wine then sat it in a corner for three months and told it to grow up. Source: Internet

The French newspaper Le Monde published a cartoon depicting President Trump sitting in a corner of a boxing ring, unmasked, with his opponent in the opposite corner — the coronavirus. Source: Internet

Desperado wrapped Shingo’s leg around the second rope in a corner, then stood on it until Red Shoes broke it up. Source: Internet

However, because it’s a wall-mounted unit, it’s not ideal for those who want a unit they can place on a floor in a corner. Source: Internet

Karlheinz Forster said: “What annoys me is that Timo is now put in a corner and portrayed as a bad sportsman, who lets his teammates down. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in a corner

Close letter words and terms

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