This new phone knocked the old one out of the box.
knock out of the box
idiomTo cause something to be replaced by something else.
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.