back/paint oneself into a corner

:  the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

:  the body considered as the wearer of clothes

:  capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

:  to, toward, or at the rear

:  in or into the past :  backward in time

:  ago

:  being at or in the back

:  distant from a central or main area

:  articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage :  formed deep within the mouth

:  to support by material or moral assistance

:  substantiate

:  to assume financial responsibility for

:  to apply color, pigment, or paint to

:  to color with a cosmetic

:  to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting

:  the action of painting :  something produced by painting

:  makeup

:  a cosmetic to add color

:  one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self

:  the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet :  angle

:  the place of intersection of two streets or roads

:  a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner

:  situated at a corner

:  used or fitted for use in or on a corner

:  to drive into a corner

:  to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview

:  to get a corner on