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In the wrong box

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out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated.

- Ridley (1554

See also: Box

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When I was discharged, a careless clerk had put an "X" in the wrong box and incorrectly listed me as married.

St. Januarius, save me! Joseph Ritz's marriage seemed doomed before ... by Ritz, Joseph / U.S. Catholic

I think maybe some of them really wrote their names in the wrong box and lost 500 points.

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