我们大学同学正在准备聚会,往年都是在我家,但是今年我决定不主动提出在我家办了。说老实话,我是不想让大家觉得只要开派对,就一定要在我家。如果你也有类似困扰的话,今天我们要学的习惯用语就能派上用场了。Paint oneself into a corner. Paint是粉刷的意思,corner是墙角的意思。Paint oneself into a corner作为习惯用语,意思是让自己陷入困境。
例句-1:When Roger asked his best buddy Tony to go into business with him, it sounded like a winning idea. But now that Roger's found out that Tony is incompetent, he feels there's little he can do without jeopardizing his long-term friendship. He's certainly painted himself into a corner
例句-2:Several candidates up for re-election are vowing never to raise taxes or cut services. So what do they think they're going to do as the economy gets worse? They're painting themselves into a corner because they'll have no other choice but to go back on their campaign promises.