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colour outside the lines en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of color outside the lines.
    • Perhaps she should colour outside the lines more often. Not that icecream was much of a step over the lines. 2015, Shona Husk, Out Of Rhythm, →ISBN:
    • At Southwest we don't want clones – everyone is expected to colour outside the lines. 2007, John Thompson, Bill Bolton, Entrepreneurs, →ISBN, page 185:
    • Now individuals and teams need to be willing to colour outside the lines and not work only from inside a box, a silo, a discipline, and so on. 2008, Tony Ghaye, Developing the Reflective Healthcare Team, →ISBN, page 89:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
coloured outside the lines Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coloured outside the lines Tense=Past lexicographic
colours outside the lines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
colouring outside the lines Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic