"put someone in a box" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: puts someone in a box [present, singular, third-person], putting someone in a box [participle, present], put someone in a box [participle, past], put someone in a box [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|puts someone in a box|putting someone in a box|put someone in a box|put someone in a box}} 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)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To judge someone broadly and unfairly based on very few factors. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: pigeonhole
    Sense id: en-put_someone_in_a_box-en-verb-pDD7D022 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic, informal) To judge someone broadly and unfairly based on very few factors."
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