out of one's box

The idiom "out of one's box" is commonly used in British English to describe states of intoxication or irrational behavior.

Definition

B2Casual Conversation

(informal, British English)Very intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.

Example

After the party, he was completely out of his box and couldn't walk straight.

B2Casual Conversation

(informal, British English)Behaving in a crazy or irrational manner.

Example

She must be out of her box to think that plan will work.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "out of one's box":

off one's box out of the box get outside of knock out of the box out of out of one's mind out of it out of the common have out in a box get out of box in out of square out of bounds out of one's depth out of the picture out of one's time outside of out of line out of question step out break the mold box off out of someone's way out of frame get outside way out out of place box up out of step rig out out of one's league color outside the lines jump out break out keep out of off one's head take it out of out of character get out