讓自己陷入困境。
例句：
- Don't volunteer to do more work in the office or you'll paint yourself into a corner. (在辦公室別自願做較多的工作，否則你會讓自己陷入困境)
- They've painted themselves into a corner by promising to announce the results of their investigation. (他們因答應公布調查結果而讓自己陷入困境)
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