put someone in a box
To judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factorsTo judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.
» Tom put everything in a box.
Том сложил всё в коробку. — marafon
Том поклав усе до коробки. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To judge someone unfairly as a member of a category of person, based on very few factors.
Examples
201 sentencesTom put everything in a box.
Том поклав усе до коробки. — deniko
ruТом сложил всё в коробку. — marafon
He put his money in the box.
Він поклав гроші у коробку. — deniko
deEr legte sein Geld in die Schachtel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What did you put into the box?
Що ти поклав до коробки? — deniko
ruЧто ты положил в коробку? — fjay69
Tom put his money in a shoe box.
Том поклав свої гроші до коробки від взуття. — deniko
ruТом положил свои деньги в коробку из-под обуви. — marafon
Tom put it in the box.
ruТом положил его в коробку. — marafon
deTom legte es in die Kiste. — dinkel_girl
Forms
puts someone in a box, putting someone in a box, put someone in a box, put someone in a box| Base form | put someone in a box · to put someone in a box |
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| 3rd person singular | puts someone in a box |
| Present participle | putting someone in a box |
| Past simple | put someone in a box |
| Past participle | put someone in a box |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle