Meaning of off one's box | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
   UK, slang
2. Stoned or intoxicated.
   UK, idiomatic

Examples

“Say⟳, if you call⟳ that acting well, you're off your box.”

“"The conditions are disgusting aren't they?," he continued. "I don't know⟳ how people can. I mean⟳, you'd have⟳ to be off your box to stay⟳ there for three days wouldn't you?”

“Annie: Anthony! Anthony! Don't you know⟳ what's happened here? Sir Jonathan has asked for our daughter's hand in marriage. Belcher: Marry⟳ our Mary? Are you off your box, woman?”

“The 44-year-old has admitted to cleaning up his act of late, kicking well-publicised drug addictions and now leading a healthier lifestyle with regular exercise and a passion for fruit smoothies. He told the M.E.N. last⟳ week: "Innit just natural that when you're a kid you're off your box and when you're a grown up, you're not? It seems totally normal to me, that."”

“Oh yeah, much happier, darling. I saw⟳ her smiling yesterday, a real smile⟳ and all. Not one of those weird ones she does, when she's off her box on the pills …”

“So you know⟳ when you're off your box and you're dancing to this tune⟳ and the tune⟳ is one of your favourites, yeah? But because you're off your box, it's better than banging.”

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