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to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral
to corner; to force someone into doing
to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
to have two strikes
窮地に追い込まれた。
I was driven into a desperate situation.
相手を窮地に追い込む戦略を立てた。
I devised a strategy to corner the opponent.
期末試験前の追い込み期間に入った。
We entered the final push period before exams.