in a corner

prepositional phrase

Placed in a difficult or awkward situation.

“something done in a corner”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticPlaced in a difficult or awkward situation.

    Paul almost had poor Keeper in a corner Where he would have to quit his politics Or be a Christian.

    1947, Robert Frost, A Masque of Mercy
  2. datedidiomaticSecretly; covertly.

    something done in a corner

Translations

Welsh mewn congl, mewn congl
  • mewn conglplaced in a difficult or awkward situation
  • mewn conglsecretly, covertly
Cite this entry
APA

in a corner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20corner

MLA

“in a corner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20corner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a corner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20corner.

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