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backed oneself into a corner

backed oneself into a corner is the simple past and past participle of back oneself into a corner.

Meaning of back oneself into a corner

Verb

back oneself into a corner (third-person singular simple present backs oneself into a corner, present participle backing oneself into a corner, simple past and past participle backed oneself into a corner)

  1. Synonym of paint oneself into a corner.

Questions about backed oneself into a corner

What is backed oneself into a corner the simple past and past participle of?
Backed oneself into a corner is the simple past and past participle of back oneself into a corner.

Words near backed oneself into a corner in the dictionary

  1. backed in
  2. backed into
  3. backed off
  4. backed on to
  5. backed one out
  6. backed oneself into a corner
  7. backed onto
  8. backed out
  9. backed the field
  10. backed the right horse
  11. backed the wrong horse

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