English Dictionary

color inside the lines

verb

(intransitive) To behave conventionally, to follow the rules.

She always colors inside the lines when she is drawing.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To behave conventionally, to follow the rules.

Too many don'ts had crimped their creativity and blocked out the wealth of dos. I admire the high standards embraced by my Christian students, but my heart also aches for those who have been raised to simply color inside the lines.