paint yourself into a coroner 

Derisive expression to mean dat ya either kept unwisely flappin' yer gums to da point dat ya got suspected of offing someone, or messed up yer prospects of landing moderately-desirable employment, and thus da only local job-position left was a cadaver-examiner in a morgue.

Pleading da Fifth or maintaining a responsible behavior-pattern may indeed be a drag, but doing so means dat you'll be less likely to paint yourself into a coroner.

paint yourself into a coroner by QuacksO January 28, 2025

paint yourself into a corner 

To put oneself in a situation with no visible solution or alternative; to get into a mess

You'd paint yourself into a corner by doing that particular thing.

paint yourself into a corner by Ultraviolent- January 7, 2010