box oneself into a corner

Meaning: (idiomatic)To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.2012May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, inThe Onion AV Club‎[1]:Brünowas a case of diminishing returns, intermittently amusing but not nearly as bracing or funny as Borat—it didn’t help that Brüno was the most thinly conceived of all hisDa Ali G Showcharacters—and the lead-up to Baron Cohen’s new comedy,The Dictator, made it look like he’dboxed himself into a corner.

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