knock out of the box
To cause something to be replaced by something else.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“This new phone knocked the old one out of the box.”
“The streaming service knocked cable TV out of the box for most young families.”
“In a single decade, digital photography had knocked film out of the box, leaving darkrooms abandoned and obsolete.”
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box clever
To act wisely.
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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.
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box seat
A favorable vantage point.
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box someone's ears
To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.
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box the compass
To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
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come from a Cracker Jack box
To obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.
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don't knock yourself out
Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).
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get one's shine box
Used as an insult.
Last updated August 10, 2026