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Thinking outside the box (also thinking out of the box [1] [2] or thinking beyond the box and, especially in Australia, thinking outside the square [3]) is an idiom that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. The phrase also often refers to novel or creative thinking.
The cutting of the Gordian Knot is a classical example. The term was first used in 1967 by Maltese psychologist Edward de Bono who used the Judgement of Solomon, the Nine Dots Puzzle, and the sewing machine (automating the work rather than adding more workers) as examples, among many others, of lateral thinking. [2]
Out of the box primarily refers to: Out of the box (feature), a product that is usable immediately; Thinking out of the box, or thinking outside the box, a metaphor for thinking in a creative way; Out of the Box may also refer to: Out of the Box (Jade Valerie album), 2007; Out of the Box (Joel Turner album), 2007
Outside the Box may refer to: Outside the box, a metaphor about thinking unconventionally; Outside the Box (festival), an annual music and arts festival in Boston, Massachusetts, US; Outside the Box (Hacktivist album), 2016; Outside the Box (Skream album), 2010; Outside the Box (Vicki Genfan album), 2000; Outside the Box, an album by Gene ...
letter box 1. a slot in a wall or door through which incoming post [DM] is delivered (US: mail slot, mailbox) 2. (less common) a box in the street for receiving outgoing letters and other mail (more usually called a postbox or pillar box) (US: mailbox) See also Letterbox (US & UK): a film display format taking its name from the shape of a ...
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
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Letting the cat out of the bag (also ...box) is a colloquialism that means to reveal facts previously hidden. It could refer to revealing a conspiracy (friendly or not) to its target, letting an outsider into an inner circle of knowledge (e.g., explaining an in-joke ), or the revelation of a plot twist in a movie or play.