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put someone in a box

idiom

To judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.


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  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  4. 04

    box clever

    To act wisely.

  5. 05

    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.

  6. 06

    box seat

    A favorable vantage point.

  7. 07

    box someone's ears

    To slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.

  8. 08

    box the compass

    To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.

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