backed into a corner Meaning: If you're backed into a corne | Idioms & Phrases

backed into a corner

Meaning: If you're backed into a corner, you're in a difficult situation that will be hard to get out of.

For example:

When his business failed, Gerry felt he'd been backed into a corner and he didn't know what he could do.

Jimmy's drug addiction had backed him into a corner and his only way out was to go into rehab and kick the habit.