chocolate box

Something that seems unreal because it is so appealing or attractive. The phrase is always used before a noun. This charming little town is totally full of chocolate box houses.

See also: box, chocolate

References in classic literature ?

Miss Chalice, who had a clever dexterity which impressed Lawson notwithstanding his contempt for feminine art, started a picture in which she tried to circumvent the commonplace by leaving out the tops of the trees; and Lawson had the brilliant idea of putting in his foreground a large blue advertisement of chocolat Menier in order to emphasise his abhorrence of the chocolate box.

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Advent Calendar - chocolate box containing 24 box of chocolates milk, min 75 g on packaging design festive expected amount of 75 pieces 6.

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GREAT excitement at The Nags Head, Ainley Top, this week after rumours began circulating that the ivy which has adorned this wonderful chocolate box hostelry might be torn down.

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The winner of round one then dictates who cooks what in round two, choosing from a range including The Global Box, The Chocolate Box, The Left Overs Box, The Egg Box you get the drift.

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uk CHOCOLATE BOX FOR MUM DELICIOUS chocolates shaped like the word 'Mum', along with delicate baby pink butterflies made from white Belgian chocolate, in a 10cm x 10cm box.

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She had wanted one ever since, but she knew it was expensive, and only the regular chocolate box was given to each factory worker every year.

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Speakers in the Author's Den on ASaturday will include Andy Mulligan, author of The Ribblestrop Trilogy and Trash, and Cathy Cassidy, creator of the Chocolate Box Girls series.

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The brewers of Samuel Adams and the chocolate makers of TCHO have teamed up to create the Love of Beer Chocolate Box featuring simple, delicious pairing of two classics-Samuel Adams Boston Lager and THCO PureNotes Dark Chocolate.

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Step 3: Famous By Sue Moxley Lip Collection in Chocolate Box, pounds 9, (from Superdrug), has four choices in the palette, with each shade being a hot trend for spring.

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This 18-piece chocolate box is an exceptional gift that any mother would treasure from her loved ones.

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I am surprised to find 'the chocolate box girls', of which Cherry Crush is the introductory volume, to be Cathy Cassidy's first series of novels.

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They were the first company in Canada to use the heart-shaped chocolate box, first for Christmas, and then for Valentine's Day.