be boxing clever

To be acting skillfully and cunningly or deceitfully to achieve a desired outcome. Primarily heard in UK. I wasn't boxing clever at the time, so it was easy for the headmaster to see that I had broken the rules.

be boxing clever

BRITISH

If someone is boxing clever, they are being very clever and careful in the way they behave in a difficult situation, so that they can get an advantage for themselves. By boxing clever with your personal tax allowances you could save £900 a year.

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释义	be boxing clever be boxing clever To be acting skillfully and cunningly or deceitfully to achieve a desired outcome. Primarily heard in UK. I wasn't boxing clever at the time, so it was easy for the headmaster to see that I had broken the rules. See also: boxing, clever Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be boxing clever BRITISH If someone is boxing clever, they are being very clever and careful in the way they behave in a difficult situation, so that they can get an advantage for themselves. By boxing clever with your personal tax allowances you could save £900 a year. See also: boxing, clever Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: boxing box clever clever clogs clog clever (as) clever as a wagonload of monkeys clever boots spark a bright spark bright spark References in periodicals archive APACHE Indian could be boxing clever in his first big film role. Sabbath plan to rock on
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