be knocked out of the box
be knocked out of the box
baseball Of a pitcher, to be taken out of the game for giving up too many hits. The pitcher has had a stellar season so far, but he was knocked out of the box not even halfway through the game against this unbeaten team.
See also: box, knock, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- knock (someone) out of the box
- knock out of the box
- complete game
- have a good arm
- paint the black
- wing
- wing it
- stellar
- throw smoke
- the plate