box

back in your box no longer conspicuous or calling attention to yourself; returned to a low profile. informal

2002Sunday Herald Since the invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein has been put back in his box and has hardly stirred against the West.

black box: seeblack.

Box and Cox used to refer to an arrangement whereby people make use of the same accommodation or facilities at different times. British

☞ The phrase comes from the title of a play (1847) by J. M. Morton, in which two characters, John Box and James Cox, unknowingly become tenants of the same room.

box clever act so as to outwit someone. British informal

1950Alexander BaronThere's No Home If you box clever and keep your mouth shut…you ought to be able to count on a suspended sentence.

box the compass

1 recite the compass points in correct order.

2 make a complete change of direction.

☞ The word box in this nautical expression may have come from Spanish bojar 'sail round'.

be a box of birds be fine or happy. Australian & New Zealand

a box of tricks an ingenious gadget. informal

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.

out of the box unusually good. Australian & New Zealand informal

out of your box intoxicated with alcohol or drugs. British informal

Pandora's box: seePandora.

think outside the box have ideas that are original, creative, or innovative. informal

tick all the (right) boxes: seetick.

词组	box
释义	box back in your box no longer conspicuous or calling attention to yourself; returned to a low profile. informal 2002Sunday Herald Since the invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein has been put back in his box and has hardly stirred against the West. black box: seeblack. Box and Cox used to refer to an arrangement whereby people make use of the same accommodation or facilities at different times. British ☞ The phrase comes from the title of a play (1847) by J. M. Morton, in which two characters, John Box and James Cox, unknowingly become tenants of the same room. box clever act so as to outwit someone. British informal 1950Alexander BaronThere's No Home If you box clever and keep your mouth shut…you ought to be able to count on a suspended sentence. box the compass 1 recite the compass points in correct order. 2 make a complete change of direction. ☞ The word box in this nautical expression may have come from Spanish bojar 'sail round'. be a box of birds be fine or happy. Australian & New Zealand a box of tricks an ingenious gadget. informal 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. out of the box unusually good. Australian & New Zealand informal out of your box intoxicated with alcohol or drugs. British informal Pandora's box: seePandora. think outside the box have ideas that are original, creative, or innovative. informal tick all the (right) boxes: seetick.
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