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Free sign upThe phrase "as a box of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to make a comparison or to describe something in terms of quantity or quality, often implying a certain amount or type of content.
Example: "She was as excited as a box of kittens on Christmas morning."
Alternatives: "like a container of" or "similar to a pack of".
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"She's very beautiful, mad as a box of cats".
Think of the universe as a box of scrabble letters.
Its investors had got used to results as mixed as a box of its Continental chocolates.
As a box of chocolates, delicious; as an advent calendar, ineffective.
(An ex sniffily describes him as "dumb as a box of hair").
Some of the people I've met are mad as a box of frogs".
As a box of cookies was passed around, Duke set a mood of disconcerting intimacy.
This week, "Shawty Is a 10" will go over as sweetly as a box of chocolates.
It was returned, but the replacement camera was as dead as a box of rocks.
The ensemble, too, feels as curated as a box of donuts.
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A simple internet search reveals contestants being referred to as dim, attention-seeking nutters, delusional, circus freaks, mad-as-a-box-of-frogs and violently breaking down.
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