You need to box clever if you want to win this game.
box clever
idiomTo act wisely.
The market is very competitive right now, so we must box clever to keep our customers.
By choosing to negotiate rather than confront his rivals, he boxed clever and secured the best possible outcome for his team.
- 01
as clever as a cartload of monkeys
Very clever, cunning or mischievous.
- 02
box oneself into a corner
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
- 03
box seat
A favorable vantage point.
- 04
box someone's ears
To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.
- 05
box the compass
To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
- 06
come from a Cracker Jack box
To obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.
- 07
get one's shine box
Used as an insult.
- 08
idiot box
Television.