Question of the Day #1309

EU consultation on digital rules: time to think outside the box

From the headline of this article at Euro News.

  上記の文で、think outside the boxの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "think outside the box" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

既成概念［既存の枠組み］にとらわれずに物事を考える、これまでとは全く違った観点で考える［思考する］

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

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

 

Examples

1. To get here, the South African government has had to think outside the box. — Bianca Nogrady, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2023
2. One of the things pandemic isolations have taught us is how to think outside the box. — Gregory Burnett, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2022
3. I've been trying to think outside the box about what I want this term paper to be about. I know the professor hates unoriginal ideas.
4. OK, team, we really need to think outside of the box if we're going to impress the CEO.
5. She goes on to urge companies to think outside the box and challenge the old ways of working.

   

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