Meaning of out of the box | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Immediately, without intervention from the customer.
2. Outside the box; unconventionally: outside the limits of conventional thinking.
   figuratively
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See out of, the, box.

Equivalents

Examples

“This software has to work⟳ out of the box, without any fancy installation.”

“As well as trade⟳ union opposition when the new Class 195s arrived, they could not work⟳ 'out of the box' due to gauge clearance issues.”

“He started out with the rather obvious alternative of talking to Junior; Hesh’s scheme was more imaginative; and Tony’s idea of torching the restaurant really is out of the box.”

“Mom and dad didn’t have⟳ a ready answer⟳ to Mort’s out of the box idea, but Mickey did.”

“She: You’re not trying to think⟳ out of the box!”

“She said the agency was happy to review⟳ “out-of-the-box pitches,” particularly those that celebrate⟳ “what it means to be an American.””

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