Citations:coffin corner

English citations of coffin corner

Basketball - analogous to football meaning

1. • 2015, David Borges, Rebound!: The Incredible Story of UConn Basketball's Comeback from Defeat to Dominance, page 160:

     All their ball-screen actions, we kept it to coffin corner. They couldn't change sides, they were uncomfortable, couldn't get into their offensive flow.

Sailboat racing

1. • 2014, Tim Davison, Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide:

     J is in coffin corner. I doesn't have to give her room to go under the committee boat, so J should stop or tack and then make a late start.

Finance

1. • 2009, Dave Berkus, Berkonomics, page 120:

     To avoid the coffin corner of an overborrowed asset-based line with no cash for working capital, remember that short term borrowings such as these should never be used to pay any long term obligations or to purchase fixed assets.

Law

1. • (Can we date this quote?), California. Supreme Court. Records and Briefs:

     This construction forces all insureds into the "coffin corner" wherein their lawsuit is either too early or too late, and effectively extinguishes all rights against the insurance company.