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in the wrong box |
| 释义 |
In the wrong box
| out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated.- Ridley (1554 |
See also: Box in the wrong box
in the wrong boxobsolete In the wrong place or situation; out of one's normal environment or natural element. I must tell you that I find myself in the wrong box with this affair. It is rather awkward for me to be dealing so directly with the upper crust of the country.See also: box, wrongin the wrong box placed unsuitably or awkwardly; in difficulty or at a disadvantage. This phrase perhaps arose with reference to an apothecary's boxes, from which a mistaken choice might have provided poison instead of medicine.See also: box, wrong |
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