- box ears
- box (someone's) ears
old-fashioned
to hit someone, usually as a punishment.
I'll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again!
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
box ears
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box someone's ears — box someone’s ears informal old fashioned phrase to hit someone on the side of the head, as a punishment Thesaurus: punishment of being hithyponym Main entry: box * * * slap someone on the side of the head as a punishment or in anger * * * box… … Useful english dictionary
box — Ⅰ. box [1] ► NOUN 1) a container with a flat base and sides and a lid. 2) an area enclosed within straight lines on a page or computer screen. 3) an enclosed area reserved for a group of people in a theatre or sports ground, or for witnesses or… … English terms dictionary
box someone's ears — box (someone s) ears old fashioned to hit someone, usually as a punishment. I ll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again! … New idioms dictionary
box someone's ears — ► box someone s ears slap someone on the side of the head. Main Entry: ↑box … English terms dictionary
Box 13 — was a syndicated radio series about the escapades of newspaperman turned mystery novelist Dan Holliday, played by film star Alan Ladd. Created by Ladd s company, Mayfair Productions, Box 13 premiered August 22, 1948, on Mutual s New York flagship … Wikipedia
box somebody's ears — box sb s ˈears idiom (old fashioned) to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment Main entry: ↑boxidiom … Useful english dictionary
box — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, esp. for holding solids. 2 a the amount that will fill a box. b Brit. a gift of a kind formerly given to tradesmen etc. at Christmas. 3 a separate… … Useful english dictionary
box — 1 noun 1 CONTAINER (C) a container for putting things in, especially one with four stiff straight sides (+ of): a box of tissues | a matchbox | cardboard/wooden box: You need a filing cabinet, not all these cardboard boxes. | toolbox/shoebox etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
box — box1 W1S1 [bɔks US ba:ks] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(shape)¦ 4¦(in a court/theatre etc)¦ 5¦(small building)¦ 6¦(at a post office)¦ 7¦(sports field)¦ 8¦(protection)¦ 9¦(tree)¦ 10¦(television)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
box — box1 [ baks ] noun *** ▸ 1 container ▸ 2 space for writing in ▸ 3 in theater ▸ 4 area of sports ground ▸ 5 address ▸ 6 tree with shiny leaves ▸ 7 for a dead body ▸ 8 telephone box ▸ 9 used by men in sports ▸ 10 television ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
