in a box

prepositional phrase

Under very restrictive limits or boundaries.

“By virtue of the sonnet's many complications, Shakespeare put himself in a box when writing poetry.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticUnder very restrictive limits or boundaries.

    By virtue of the sonnet's many complications, Shakespeare put himself in a box when writing poetry.

  2. euphemisticidiomaticDead.
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APA

in a box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20box

MLA

“in a box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20box. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20box.

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