in the wrong box
in the wrong box
obsolete In the wrong place or situation; out of one's normal environment or natural element. I must tell you that I find myself in the wrong box with this affair. It is rather awkward for me to be dealing so directly with the upper crust of the country.
See also: box, wrong
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in the wrong box
placed unsuitably or awkwardly; in difficulty or at a disadvantage.This phrase perhaps arose with reference to an apothecary's boxes, from which a mistaken choice might have provided poison instead of medicine.
See also: box, wrong
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- pinned
- be in the wrong
- in the wrong
- not put a foot wrong
- not/never put/set a foot wrong
- put a foot wrong
- wrong scent, on the
- on the wrong scent
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