Summer is just around the corner.
around the corner
idiomImminent; very soon.
Study hard because the final exam is right around the corner.
With the holiday season just around the corner, the shopkeepers prepared for a significant increase in customer traffic.
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box oneself into a corner
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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corner the market
To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
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fight one's corner
To vigorously promote or defend one's interests, views, etc.
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paint oneself into a corner
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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turn a corner
Alternative form of turn the corner.
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turn the corner
To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
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write oneself into a corner
To reach a narrative point in which the story one is writing gets stuck, leaving no good or satisfactory alternative or resolution.