color inside the lines

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To behave conventionally, to follow the rules. intransitive
    — Too many don'ts had crimped their creativity and blocked out the wealth of dos. I admire the high standards embraced by my Christian students, but my heart also aches for those who have been raised to simply color inside the lines.

词形变化

colors inside the lines present,singular,third-person coloring inside the lines participle,present colored inside the lines participle,past colored inside the lines past

词源

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