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
Serghei-Romanian
Ismael-Spanish, Biblical Greek
LukasLOO-kahs (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian
Rosetta[rəu'zetə]
Aydan (1)-Turkish
Tillie['tili]