English Explanatory Dictionary

get one's shine box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used as an insult.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

get one's shine box gets one's shine box getting one's shine box got one's shine box gotten one's shine box get one's shinebox

Etymology

Popularized by the movie Goodfellas (1990), where the character William "Billy Batts" Bentvena uses the phrase in an insulting allusion to Tommy DeVito's previous job as a shoeshiner.

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