English Dictionary

color outside the lines

動詞

自動詞

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see color, outside, lines. / (intransitive) To behave in creative or unconventional ways, to break the rules.

日本語の意味

型にとらわれず、独創的または革新的な方法で振る舞うこと、またはルールをあえて破る行動を示す。 / 規則や伝統的な枠組みを超え、新たな視点や方法を試みること。

During art class, the student decided to color outside the lines on her worksheet.

美術の授業で、その生徒はワークシートの線の外にはみ出して色を塗ることにしました。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see color, outside, lines.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To behave in creative or unconventional ways, to break the rules.

As one American problem-solving court judge put it: “We are the judges who get to color outside the lines.”

colors outside the lines （ present singular third-person ）

coloring outside the lines （ participle present ）

colored outside the lines （ participle past ）

colored outside the lines （ past ）