color outside the lines



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color outside the lines

To think or act in a way that does not conform to set rules. Likened to the way a child might color outside the lines of a coloring book. My coworkers don't always understand my ideas, especially since I like to color outside the lines. Don't be surprised if Janet shows up wearing something bizarre—she really likes to color outside the lines.
See also: color, line, outside

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PetraPET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
Aurelius[ɔ:'ri:jəs]
Astor['æstə]
Placido-Italian
Alisher-Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Puneet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi