box on the table
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slang To die in surgery. We did everything we could, but the patient boxed on the table.
boxed on the table
slang Died in surgery. We did everything we could, but the patient boxed on the table.
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boxed on the table
Sl. died on the (operating) table. (Medical.) The surgeon did the best job possible, but the patient boxed on the table. Another patient boxed on the table. That's three this month.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
box on the table
mod. die on the (operating) table. (see also boxed.) The surgeon did the best job possible, but the patient boxed on the table.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.