color outside the lines

== English == === Etymology === A reference to children's coloring books, which contain line drawings to be colored in. === Verb === color outside the lines (third-person singular simple present colors outside the lines, present participle coloring outside the lines, simple past and past participle colored outside the lines) (intransitive) To behave in creative or unconventional ways, to break the rules. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see color,‎ outside,‎ lines.