go home in a box
slang To die and thus return home in a coffin (a "box"). When I served in Vietnam, I definitely thought I'd be going home in a box, but luck was on my side, I guess. Are you sure you're not too tired to drive? I really don't want to go home in a box! Would you be careful leading us on these windy mountain roads? I'm not looking to go home in a box, you know!
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go home in a box
Sl. to be shipped home dead. (Often said in exaggeration.) Hey, I'm too young to go home in a box. You had better be careful on this camping trip, or you'll go home in a box.
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go home in a box
in. to be shipped home dead. You had better be careful on this camping trip, or you’ll go home in a box.
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