outside the box



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outside the box

Outside of or beyond what is considered usual, traditional, or conventional. I've been trying to think outside of the box about what I want this term paper to be about. I know the professor hates unoriginal ideas. OK, team, we need some ideas that are really outside the box if we're going to impress the CEO!
See also: box, outside

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BennyBEN-eeEnglish
Maxime-French
Valent-Croatian
AgÁTa-Czech
FronaFRO-nəEnglish
Jerome[dʒə'rəum]