colour inside the linesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

colour inside the lines (三人称単数 現在形 colours inside the lines, 現在分詞 colouring inside the lines, 過去形および過去分詞形 coloured inside the lines)

1. alternative form of color inside the lines
   • 2012, Timothy Parrant, Mary's Never War, ISBN 1471699692:

     I guess maybe it's because Al is more of a think inside the box type of guy. For Al you had to colour inside the lines. Different was too much for him but still that was uncalled for even for him.

   • ‎2013, Estelle Ryan, The Dante Connection (Book 2): A Genevieve Lenard Novel:

     “How will we be insured against being arrested?” Francine was clearly not finished with this topic. “You know that I don't always colour inside the lines.

   • 2014, Simone van der Hof, Bibi van den Berg, & Bart Schermer, Minding Minors Wandering the Web: Regulating Online Child Safety:

     In all of these cases, the explicit goal is to ensure that children and teenagers will colour inside the lines, that their behaviour will stay within boundaries set by parents, educators, regulators, policy makers and/or technology developers.