"off one's box" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-off one's box.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (UK, slang) Crazy; unhinged; irrational. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms (crazy): insane
    Sense id: en-off_one's_box-en-prep_phrase-SV1wA6va Disambiguation of Drinking: 45 55 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'crazy': 98 2
  2. (UK, idiomatic) Stoned or intoxicated. Tags: UK, idiomatic Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms (drunk): drunk
    Sense id: en-off_one's_box-en-prep_phrase-h3UZ3zog Disambiguation of Drinking: 45 55 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'drunk': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: out of one's box, stoned

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