off one's box
- idiom
- /ɒf wʌnz bɒks/
- Archaic
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fuera de sí
- She started shouting at everyone and seemed totally off her box during the meeting.
Examples
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You must be off your box if you think that's a good idea.
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After that last drink, he was completely off his box!
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After a long night out, Tom was completely off his box and couldn't remember where he lived.
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You seem a bit off your box today.
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After drinking too much at the party, he was completely off his box and started dancing wildly.
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When she heard the news, she got so excited that she was off her box for the rest of the evening.
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The stressful situation left him feeling off his box, making it hard for him to think clearly.
Synonyms
34
4.0
Feeling unsteady in body or mind after something sudden
15
8.1
Suddenly act in a very emotional and out of control way
1
9.9
Acting in a strange, confused way and not thinking clearly
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8.6
Become very upset or excited and act confused suddenly
Acting in a very strange and not sensible way
To behave in a very strange and unreasonable way
Acting strange or a little crazy
To start behaving in a strange and out of control way
Not in control because of alcohol or drugs
To say someone is very drunk or high on drugs in an informal rude way
Antonyms
How Sane
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'off' + a possessive can signal that something is wrong with a person, the noun 'box' has no literal or compositional link to being confused, intoxicated, or out of control. The meaning is an informal, regional idiom (like 'off one's rocker') and cannot be reliably derived by a B1 learner from the constituent words alone.
Etymology
Off one's box may come from a simple image of a person who sits or stands on a small wooden box for balance, and if they are pushed off the box they become unsteady and behave strangely. That's why being off one's box now means 'confused' or 'out of control'.