单词 | to put back in his box |
释义 | > as lemmasto put (a person) back in (also into) his (her, etc.) box b. British colloquial. to put (a person) back in (also into) his (her, etc.) box and variants: to restrict, discourage, or humiliate (a person); to put (a person) back in his or her place. ΚΠ 1983 ABC News Transcripts: World News Tonight (Nexis) 3 Aug. Those who've known Qaddafi over the years believe he revels in all the verbal jousting and that it doesn't..put him back in his box for very long. 2017 Times (Nexis) 8 Aug. (T2 section) 2 Equality and chivalry are unable to coexist... Manners—yes, please, obviously... But don't confuse this with some antiquated value system designed to put me back in my box. < as lemmas |
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