box clever

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

box clever (third-person singular simple present boxes clever, present participle boxing clever, simple past and past participle boxed clever)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To act wisely.

References

“box clever”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“box clever”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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