Placed in a difficult or awkward situation.
(dated) secretly; covertly
something done in a corner
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