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Phrase(s): drive someone into a corner
1. Lit. to force someone into the place where two walls intersect. • They drove him into a corner and captured him there. • When he is driven into a corner, he will fight. 2. Fig. to force someone into a position or state where there are few choices and no escape. • You have driven me into a corner, so I guess I have to give in. • Todd was driven into a corner when everyone disagreed with him.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs