write oneself into a corner
To reach a narrative point in which the story one is writing gets stuck, leaving no…To reach a narrative point in which the story one is writing gets stuck, leaving no good or satisfactory alternative or resolution.
» Something is written in the corner of the book.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To reach a narrative point in which the story one is writing gets stuck, leaving no good or satisfactory alternative or resolution.
Examples
2 sentencesSomething is written in the corner of the book.
I had limited time to write my essay, so I cut corners here and there.
Forms
writes oneself into a corner, writing oneself into a corner, writed oneself into a corner, writed oneself into a corner| Base form | write oneself into a corner · to write oneself into a corner |
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| 3rd person singular | writes oneself into a corner |
| Present participle | writing oneself into a corner |
| Past simple | writed oneself into a corner |
| Past participle | writed oneself into a corner |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | write oneself into a corner |
| he, she, it | writes oneself into a corner |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | writed oneself into a corner |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have writed oneself into a corner |
| he, she, it | has writed oneself into a corner |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will write oneself into a corner |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.