box on the table
slang To die in surgery. We did everything we could, but the patient boxed on the table.
boxed on the table
slang Died in surgery. We did everything we could, but the patient boxed on the table.
boxed on the table
Sl. died on the (operating) table. (Medical.) The surgeon did the best job possible, but the patient boxed on the table. Another patient boxed on the table. That's three this month.
box on the table
mod. die on the (operating) table. (see also boxed.) The surgeon did the best job possible, but the patient boxed on the table.