There, the careless floor painters find themselves marooned and unable to make a move – unable to make a move, that is, without walking back onto – and damage – the freshly painted floor.
Hence, metaphorically speaking, he or she who paints themselves into a corner puts themselves into an isolated and helpless position, causing themselves unnecessary problems.
Unnecessary problems, mind you, for the injury is self-inflicted. Had they been just a little more careful and attentive, the trouble could’ve been easily avoided.
All right, here are a few media examples of people who have, over the years, found themselves in such a predicament:
1. Autumn Jackson was raised on the notion that her father was Bill Cosby, her grandmother testified today in Jackson’s trial for extortion in federal court in New York.
Lois Maxfield testified for the defense that she first told Jackson about Cosby when she was five or six years old, and also warned the girl that, “As long as she didn’t tell anyone about it, he would take care of her mother. He would take care of his responsibilities.”
Cosby testified last week that he paid Shawn Thompson (or Upshaw, as he knew her) $100,000 over the years to keep her quiet about their affair.
Judge Barbara Jones ruled at the onset of the trial that whether or not Cosby is Jackson’s father is not relevant to determining whether Jackson tried to extort money from the entertainer.
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