back somebody into a corner
box somebody into a corner
force somebody into a corner
push somebody into a corner
paint oneself into a corner

So stop trying to back us into a corner with leaks to the press.

But the film is way too gentle to back them into a corner.

The old man was backed into a corner with no way out.

I couldn't get the word down and they'd backed me into a corner.

In one way, the city backed itself into a corner.

He was backed into a corner with no way out.

She must physically back him into a corner in his own sitting room.

Miles did not want to be backed into a corner.

David had always been able to back him into a corner, and he wasn't going to be put off now.

The woman had backed the men into a corner away from the bed.