Paint yourself into a corner 使自己陷入窘境
2023-07-16 16:44:03 每日學(xué)英語
“paint yourself into a corner”別理解成“把自己畫在角落里”，真實(shí)含義是使自己陷入窘境 (或陷入不愉快的境地)；讓自己陷入困境。
【例句】
I really painted myself into a corner by leaving this essay till the last minute!
當(dāng)把這篇論文放到最后一刻的時候，我真是讓自己陷入了窘境。
The candidate painted himself into a corner during the debate, having to take back several things he'd already said.
候選人在辯論期間讓自己陷入了窘境，不得不收回他剛剛說過的幾件事。