Nghĩa là gì: ash-box 
ash-box /'æʃbɔks/ (ash-bin) /'æʃbin/ (ash-pan) /'æʃpæn/ (ash-pit) /'æʃpit/ (ash-stand) /'æʃstænd/ (ash-tray) /'æʃtrei/
ash-box /'æʃbɔks/ (ash-bin) /'æʃbin/ (ash-pan) /'æʃpæn/ (ash-pit) /'æʃpit/ (ash-stand) /'æʃstænd/ (ash-tray) /'æʃtrei/- bin)
- /'æʃbin/ (ash-pan)/'æʃpæn/ (ash-pit)/'æʃpit/ (ash-stand)/'æʃstænd/ (ash-tray)/'æʃtrei/
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think out of the box Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
boom box
happy as a box of birds
idiot box
Benzi-box
2. a box full of Mercedes Benz emblems that were stolen off the cars
box
box clever
box job
boxed
2. in prison
boxed-up
brainbox
2. a crash helmet
bread box
off one's box
2. out of one's mind, crazy
stuff the ballot box
Idiom(s): stuff the ballot boxTheme: VOTING
to put fraudulent ballots into a ballot box; to cheat in counting the votes in an election.
• The election judge was caught stuffing the ballot box in the election yesterday.
• Election officials are supposed to guard against stuffing the ballot box.
open Pandora's box
Idiom(s): open Pandora's boxTheme: TROUBLE
to uncover a lot of unsuspected problems.
• When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box.
• You should be cautious with people who are upset. You don't want to open Pandora's box.
Box and dice
Box and dice means everything.Boxing and coxing
If people are boxing and coxing, they are sharing responsibilities so that one of them is working while the other isn't. It can also be used when couples are sharing a house, but their relationship has broken down and when one is at home, the other stays out.Get on your soapbox
If someone on their soapbox, they hold forth (talk a lot) about a subject they feel strongly about.On your soapbox
If someone is up on their soapbox about something, they are very overtly and verbally passionate about the topic.Out of the box
Thinking out of the box is thinking in a creative way. However, it can also be used for a ready-made product that requires no specialist knowledge to set it up.Pandora's box
If you open a Pandora's box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn't anticipated.Think outside the box
If you think outside the box, you think in an imaginative and creative way.a chatterbox
someone who talks a lot, but not saying anything important: "She's a bit of a chatterbox at work."Pandora's box|Pandora|box
n. phr., literary A thing or problem that, if activated, will give rise to many unmanageable problems. If they insist on having that inquiry, they will open up a Pandora's box.Compare: CAN OF WORMS.
box office|box
n., informal 1. The place at movies and theaters where tickets may be purchased just before the performance instead of having ordered them through the telephone or having bought them at a ticket agency. No need to reserve the seats; we can pick them up at the box office. 2. A best selling movie, musical, or drama (where the tickets are all always sold out and people line up in front of the box office). John Wayne's last movie was a regular box office. 3. Anything successful or well liked. Betsie is no longer box office with me.cheesebox
n., slang A small, suburban house built by a land developer available at low cost and resembling the other houses around it. They moved to a suburb, but their house is just a cheesebox.idiot box|box|idiot
n. A television set. Phil has been staring at the idiot box all afternoon.in a bind|bind|box|in a box
adv. phr., informal Likely to have trouble whether you do one thing or another. Sam is in a bind because if he carries home his aunt's groceries, his teacher will be angry because he is late, and if he doesn't, his aunt will complain.Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
look as if one has come out of a bandbox|bandbox|l
v. phr., informal To look very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and put on all-new clothing. In spite of the long, hot train ride, Jody arrived looking as if she had come out of a bandbox. After a day at the rodeo we were all dusty and tired except for Hope, who looked as if she'd come out of a bandbox.penalty box|box|penalty
n. A place where penalized hockey players are required to go to wait until the penalty is over. Two players got into a fight and were sent to the penalty box for two minutes.press box|box|press
n. The place or room high in a sports stadium that is for newspaper men and radio and television announcers. In baseball the official scorer sits in the press box.stuff the ballot box|ballot|ballot box|box|stuff
v. phr. To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. It is a crime to stuff the ballot box. -voice box|box|voice
n. The part of the throat where the sound of your voice is made; the larynx. Mr. Smith's voice box was taken out in an operation, and he could not talk after that.box office
box office1) The office where seats for a play, concert, or other form of entertainment may be purchased, as in Tickets are available at the box office. It is so called because originally (17th century) it was the place for hiring a box, a special compartment of theater seats set aside for ladies. [Second half of 1700s]
2) The financial receipts from a performance; also, a show's relative success in attracting a paying audience. For example, You may not consider it great art, but this play is good box office. [c. 1900]
box score
box score1) A detailed summary of actions or an event, as in The President wanted to base his reelection campaign on his box score. The term comes from baseball, where since about 1910 it has signified a statistical summary in table form of the essential details of a game. About 1930 it began to be used figuratively, especially by politicians referring to their own record while in office.
2) In military slang, the number of dead, wounded, or missing in action. For example, Never mind the details of the battle; just give the lieutenant the box score. [c. 1950]
box the compass
box the compassMake a complete turnabout or reversal, as in With a change of ownership, the editorial page boxed the compass politically, now supporting the Senator. Originally this was (and continues to be) a nautical term, meaning “repeat the 32 points of the compass in order.” In the early 1800s it began to be used figuratively.
on one's soapbox
on one's soapboxExpressing one's views passionately or self-importantly, as in Dexter can't resist getting on his soapbox about school expenditures. This expression comes from the literal use of a soapbox as an improvised platform for a speaker, usually outdoors. [Mid-1600s]
soapbox
soapboxon (one's) soapbox
Speaking one's views passionately or self-importantly.
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Để nghĩ ra điều gì đó vượt ra ngoài những gì được coi là thông thường, truyền thống hoặc thông thường. Tôi vừa cố gắng suy nghĩ thấu đáo về những gì tui muốn bài báo thuật ngữ này nói về. Tôi biết giáo sư ghét những ý tưởng bất ban đầu. Được rồi, cả đội, chúng ta thực sự nên phải suy nghĩ thấu đáo nếu chúng ta muốn gây ấn tượng với CEO !. Xem thêm: box, of, out, anticipateanticipate out of the ˈbox
(cũng nghĩ ra ngoài ˈbox) nghĩ về điều gì đó hoặc cách làm điều gì đó, theo một cách mới, khác biệt hoặc sáng làm ra (tạo) (đặc biệt là trong kinh doanh): Công ty đang tìm kiếm những người thích mạo hiểm, sáng tạo, có thể suy nghĩ đột phá và bất ngại thử nghiệm. ♢ Thinking out of the box sẽ cải thiện giáo dục cộng cùng .. Xem thêm: box, of, out, think. Xem thêm:More Idioms/Phrases
An think out of the box idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with think out of the box, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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