| 单词 | to step out of one's box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto step (also come, get, etc.) out of one's box b. With possessive adjective. One's usual routine or pattern of behaviour, typically one that is considered restrictive or unfulfilling. Esp. in to step (also come, get, etc.) out of one's box. Cf. Phrases 8. ΚΠ 1916 Good Housek. June 702/2 I've been taken care of..till I'm half smothered! I've just got out of my box, and you'd put me back in it. 1991 Computerworld 5 Aug. 58/1 ‘In the old days, you could just stay in your box.’.. Today's IS manager has to interact daily with a diverse group of people on a diverse set of issues. 1996 alt.tv.melrose-place 20 Feb. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 25 Oct. 2019) Billy was really out of his box tonight... The old Billy said perhaps 20 words in an entire episode. The old Billy..let people walk all over him... Tonight was a good refresher though. 2004 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury (Nexis) 19 Mar. c1 Linda Kohn rarely left her home..until she decided to adopt a child from Haiti last year... ‘I had to step out of my box, out of my security blankets here, to do it.’ 2012 @JulieEatsTreat 19 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 12 Nov. 2019) First time rockin the boots and skinny jeans... Totally out of my box but I'm lovin it! < as lemmas |
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