completely cornered or trapped with no way out, like a turtle caught in a jar

Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou

a defensive enclosure or outer wall protecting a city gate

To catch someone or something that is already trapped or has no means of escape; a certain or effortless capture.

to speak in a low muffled voice

To give someone a taste of their own medicine; to trap someone using their own methods or devices.

funerary urn

A method of burial where human remains are interred in an earthenware jar or urn.

a dwelling with a wicker door and windows made from broken clay jars; a metaphor for a poor person's home or a humble way to refer to one's own residence

The best is saved for last; the most excellent part of something comes at the end.