be a box of birds

(Austral./NZ informal)be fine; be happy

(澳/新西蘭，非正式)旺盛的士氣；快樂

box of tricks

(informal)an ingenious gadget

(非正式)精巧的裝置

all those magical effects were produced by this little box of tricks here.

所有這些魔術(shù)效應(yīng)都是通過這個小玩意兒搞出來的。

out of the box

(Austral./NZ informal)unusually good. (see bandbox)

(澳/新西蘭，非正式)非常好

the novel is nothing out of the box.

這本小說并不出色。

out of one's box

(Brit. informal)intoxicated with alcohol or drugs

(英，非正式)喝醉的；（因酒精或毒品的作用而）興奮的

think outside the box

(informal)have ideas that are original, creative, or innovative

(非正式)創(chuàng)造性地思考；富有革新精神地思考；不受條條框框束縛地思考

box clever

(Brit. informal)act so as to outwit someone

(英，非正式)瞞騙；智勝

she had to box clever, let Adam think she had accepted what he said.

她不得不耍個花招，讓亞當(dāng)相信她已經(jīng)接受了他的觀點(diǎn)。

box someone's ears

slap someone on the side of the head as a punishment or in anger

打某人耳光

box the compass

To name the 32 points of the compass in proper order.

指出方位：按適當(dāng)順序說出羅盤的32個方位

To make a complete revolution or reversal.

徹底變更，徹底轉(zhuǎn)變

in a box【非正式用語】

In a very difficult or restrictive situation.

處于困境：在一個非常困難或受限的處境