English Explanatory Dictionary

color inside the lines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To behave conventionally, to follow the rules.

Word forms

color inside the lines colors inside the lines coloring inside the lines colored inside the lines

Etymology

A reference to children's coloring books, which contain line drawings to be colored in.

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