in a corner

English

Prepositional phrase

in a corner

  1. (idiomatic) Placed in a difficult or awkward situation.
    • 1947, Robert Frost, A Masque of Mercy:
      Paul almost had poor Keeper in a corner
      Where he would have to quit his politics
      Or be a Christian.
  2. (idiomatic, dated) Secretly; covertly.
    something done in a corner

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