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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Out of the box

What is the origin of the idiom "out of the box" as in "Let us think out of the box" ?
  

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Hi, Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking. org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box#Origin

— Alex-93

  • Hi, Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective.
  • This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking.
  • org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box#Origin
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Hi,
Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking.

I can refer you to wikipedia: just have a look at this link:

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See also http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/think-outside-the-box.html

I never heard about the puzzle aspect to this. I always assumed "box" just referred, to quote from the above website, to "cons
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