box clever — To act in a clever or cunning way • • • Main Entry: ↑box * * * box ˈclever idiom (BrE, informal) to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking sb • … Useful english dictionary
box clever — (UK) If you box clever, you use your intelligence to get what you want, even if you have to cheat a bit … The small dictionary of idiomes
box clever — ► box clever Brit. informal act so as to outwit someone. Main Entry: ↑box … English terms dictionary
box clever — British to behave in a clever and sometimes slightly dishonest way to try to achieve a result you want. Obviously he would have to box clever in the witness stand to avoid implicating himself … New idioms dictionary
box clever — (UK) If you box clever, you use your intelligence to get what you want, even if you have to cheat a bit. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Box clever — (UK) If you box clever, you use your intelligence to get what you want, even if you have to cheat a bit … Dictionary of English idioms
box clever Brit. — box clever Brit. informal outwit someone. → boxed … English new terms dictionary
box clever — Verb. To act shrewdly or in a manner so as to outwit someone. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
box clever — v. Display intelligence or care … A concise dictionary of English slang
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