Cornering him in an argument is easy—like taking candy from a baby.
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Cornering
Synonyms for "cornering" (9 found)
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The men gathered around Gunter, cornering him.
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We have been informed that these cornerings are rarely used when the ceilings are not decorated […]
Source: wiktionary
1809–1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life Aside; ay, ay, but take care, I advise you, of her asides, and her whisperings, and her cornerings, and her inuendoes, and semiconfidences, lest your own happiness, my dear, unsuspecting, enthusiastic daughter, should be the sacrifice.
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