corner

corner idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with corner, also see around the corner; cut corners; four corners of the earth; in a tight corner; out of the corner of one's eye; paint oneself into a corner; turn the corner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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