“a corner”

The following 4 entries include the term a corner.

pussy wants a corner

: puss in the corner

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backed one into a corner

phrase

: to cause to feel embarrassed or in an awkward or difficult predicament

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back/paint oneself into a corner

phrase

: to put oneself in a bad position

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have/get a corner on

phrase

: to have or get enough of (something) to be able to control its price —often used figuratively

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