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24 January
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What does the phrase "be backed in" in the sentence "Hopefully as the country and the world gets massively vaccinated, this virus will be essentially backed in, with no place to go because everybody is protected." mean?
What does the phrase "be backed in" in the sentence "Hopefully as the country and the world gets massively vaccinated, this virus will be essentially backed in, with no place to go because everybody is protected." mean?
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@Hiro_Y It's short for "backed into a corner" and is used here metaphorically. It means having few to no options available from one's current position, like they have an opponent in front of them and a closed wall corner behind them, so no way to escape.
In this case, it's slightly redundant with "no place to go", in my opinion.
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- English (US)
@Hiro_Y It's short for "backed into a corner" and is used here metaphorically. It means having few to no options available from one's current position, like they have an opponent in front of them and a closed wall corner behind them, so no way to escape.
In this case, it's slightly redundant with "no place to go", in my opinion.
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Thank you for your explanation. It was very useful.
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