outside the box

Etymology
Unclear. Attested since 1971 (see quotations) with allusion to the, where one needs to draw lines outside the perimeter of its nine dots. Earlier related phrases include go outside the dots (1956), step outside the box (1969), and think outside the dots (1970).

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Beyond the bounds of convention.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 跳出框架
 * Finnish: uudella tavalla; ennakkoluulottomasti,
 * French: ,
 * German:, quer denken
 * Italian: fuori dagli schemi
 * Japanese: 箱の外
 * Korean:
 * Polish: nieszablonowo
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: gândi în afara cutiei
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, utanför sin box, utanför boxen


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 不按牌理出牌,