outside the box

English - Turkish

Definition of outside the box in English Turkish dictionary

dış kutusunda

English - English

Definition of outside the box in English English dictionary

Beyond the bounds of convention

The boss wants some new ideas - it's time to think outside the box.

Really weird or strange. Example: "Lauryn, you are outside-the-box!"

Hyphenation

out·side the box

Turkish pronunciation

autsayd dhi bäks

Pronunciation

/ˈoutˈsīd ᴛʜē ˈbäks/ /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðiː ˈbɑːks/

Etymology

() Probably from the need to draw lines outside the perimeter of the nine dots in the "nine dots" puzzle. The task is to draw a connected path through all nine dots using only 4 straight lines. Many people try to solve it using an additional, unstated constraint that the lines cannot extend beyond the limits of the outer eight dots.