colour outside the lines

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnz

Verb

colour outside the lines (third-person singular simple present colours outside the lines, present participle colouring outside the lines, simple past and past participle coloured outside the lines)

1. Alternative form of color outside the lines
   • 2008, Tony Ghaye, Developing the Reflective Healthcare Team, →ISBN, page 89:

     Now individuals and teams need to be willing to colour outside the lines and not work only from inside a box, a silo, a discipline, and so on.

   • 2007, John Thompson, Bill Bolton, Entrepreneurs, →ISBN, page 185:

     At Southwest we don't want clones – everyone is expected to colour outside the lines.

   • 2015, Shona Husk, Out Of Rhythm, →ISBN:

     Perhaps she should colour outside the lines more often. Not that icecream was much of a step over the lines.