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box ears
box somebody's ears
(old-fashioned) to hit someone, usually as a punishment I'll box your ears, young man, if you come home late again!
See think outside the box
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Tuomas | | TOO-o-mahs | Finnish |
| BjÖRne | | BYUUR-ne | Swedish |
| Simon | | ['saimən] | |
| Jodocus | | yo-DO-kəs (Dutch) | Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized) |
| PÁLl | | POWTL (Icelandic) | Icelandic, Faroese |
| Lin | | - | Chinese |