Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backed oneself into a corner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
backed one-self in-to a -corner
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does backed oneself into a corner mean?
simple past and past participle of back oneself into a corner

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