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boxed clever

boxed clever is the simple past and past participle of box clever.

Meaning of box clever

Verb

box clever (third-person singular simple present boxes clever, present participle boxing clever, simple past and past participle boxed clever)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To act wisely.

Questions about boxed clever

What is boxed clever the simple past and past participle of?
Boxed clever is the simple past and past participle of box clever.

Words near boxed clever in the dictionary

  1. boxcutters
  2. boxe
  3. boxed
  4. boxed and coxed
  5. boxed and locked
  6. boxed clever
  7. boxed ears
  8. boxed Harry
  9. boxed in
  10. boxed off
  11. boxed oneself into a corner

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