English Explanatory Dictionary

color outside the lines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To behave in creative or unconventional ways, to break the rules.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see color, outside, lines.

Word forms

color outside the lines colors outside the lines coloring outside the lines colored outside the lines

Etymology

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

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