think outside the box
think out of the box
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Our competitors are more creative than us - they really think outside the box.
Наши соперники креативнее нас – они мыслят за рамками предложенного.
thrash out
To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached.
They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office.
throw out of gear
To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it.
When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply.
To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset.
The whole country was thrown out of gear by the assassination of the President.
My mother's illness threw my plans for the summer out of gear.
throw out
toss out
To put somewhere to be destroyed because not wanted.
He didn't need the brush anymore so he threw it out.
Instead of throwing out our paper waste in the office, we should recycle it.
To refuse to accept.
The inspector tossed out all the parts that didn't work.
The judge threw the case out because there was insufficient evidence to try the defendant successfully.
To force to leave; dismiss.
When the employees complained too loudly, the owner threw them out.
When a fight broke out between two people on the dance floor, the management threw them out.
To cause to be out in baseball by throwing the ball.
The shortstop tossed the runner out.
throw the baby out with the bath
throw the baby out with the bathwater
To reject all of something because part is faulty.
God knows that there are weaknesses in the program, but if they act too hastily they may cause the baby to be thrown out with the bathwater.
time out
take time out
Time during which a game, a lecture, a discussion or other activity is stopped for a while for some extra questions or informal discussion, or some other reason.
He took a time out from studying to go to a movie.
The player called time out so he could tie his shoe.
"Time out!" - The students said, "Could you explain that again?"
tough it out
To live through and endure a trying situation.
The tourists got lost in the desert without a compass, and they had to tough it out for three days on a single bottle of water.
tripped out
Incoherent, confused, faulty of speech, illogical; as if under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
It was hard to make sense of anything Fred said yesterday, he sounded so tripped out.