box (someone) into a corner

To create a predicament or unpleasant situation for someone whereby there are no or very few favorable solutions or outcomes. You're going to box me into a corner if you give me another assignment—I won't be able to finish any of them! The senator's opponent boxed him into a corner during the debate, forcing him to take back several things he'd already said.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kamilla	-	Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Morin	['mɔ:rin]
Emil	E-mil (Swedish), E-meel (German, Polish), e-MEEL (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian,
Jonna	YON-nah (Finnish)	Danish, Swedish, Finnish
Zephyrinus	-	Late Roman
Erlingur	-	Icelandic