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Idiom: In A Box

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inabox

Meanings

Under very restrictive limits or boundaries.

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

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Example Sentences

1
When I moved, I found my old childhood toys in a box.
2
The delivery man left the package in a box on my porch.
3
She opened the present and found a beautiful necklace in a box.
4
The bakery sells pastries individually or in a box of six.
5
We packed all our winter clothes in a box and stored it in the attic.

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