put someone in a box

Verb

Meaning

put someone in a box (third-person singular simple present puts someone in a box, present participle putting someone in a box, simple past and past participle put someone in a box)

(idiomatic) to judge an individual broadly and unfairly based on very few factors

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Close letter words and terms

put somebody under lock and key put someone at ease put someone first put someone in a compromising position put someone in a difficult position put someone in a false position