think outside the box

idiom

: to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition

To solve this puzzle, you'll have to think outside the box.

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But the company had to think outside the box to get this far. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 Look around and align yourself with the go-getters, the movers and shakers, and the ones who think outside the box. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 For instance, instead of trying to write a report according to a specific ruleset, do some free association brainstorming first, or think outside the box when meal-planning by getting unusual ingredients. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024 However, in a number of cases, ISIS has had to think outside the box. —

David L. Knoll, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2016 See all Example Sentences for think outside the box

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