outside the box

介词短语
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英文释义

介词短语
  1. Beyond the bounds of convention or normal practice. idiomatic
    — The boss wants some new ideas—it's time to think outside the box.

词源

Unclear. Attested since 1971 (see quotations) with allusion to the nine dots puzzle, where one needs to draw lines outside the perimeter of its nine dots. Earlier related phrases include go outside the dots (1956), step outside the box (1969), and think outside the dots (1970).
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