Definition of Out of the box

1. Prepositional phrase. (&lit See out of, the, box) ¹

2. Prepositional phrase. (idiomatic of a product) Immediate(ly), without intervention from the customer. ¹

3. Prepositional phrase. (idiomatic perhaps nonstandard) Outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Out Of The Box

out of pocket
out of practice
out of practice(p)
out of print
out of proportion
out of reach(p)
out of service
out of shape
out of sight
out of sight, out of mind
out of sorts
out of stock
out of stock(p)
out of the blue
out of the blue(p)
out of the box (current term)
out of the chute
out of the corner of one's eye
out of the frying pan, into the fire
out of the frying pan and into the fire
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the loop
out of the money
out of the mouths of babes
out of the ordinary
out of the picture
out of the question
out of the running
out of the way
out of the woods

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