in a corner en · ADP
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Placed 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:
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(dated, idiomatic) Secretly; covertly.
something done in a corner
Translations (2)
cy mewn congl (secretly, covertly) · cy mewn congl (placed in a difficult or awkward situation)