colored outside the lines

A form of color outside the lines — To behave in creative or unconventional ways, to break the rules.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of color outside the lines
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APA

colored outside the lines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colored%20outside%20the%20lines

MLA

“colored outside the lines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colored%20outside%20the%20lines. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colored outside the lines,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colored%20outside%20the%20lines.

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