Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colour inside the lines

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: colour in-sid-e the -lines
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of color inside the lines.

Example Sentences

"I guess maybe it's because Al is more of a think inside the box type of guy. For Al you had to colour inside the lines. Different was too much for him but still that was uncalled for even for him."
"“How will we be insured against being arrested?” Francine was clearly not finished with this topic. “You know that I don't always colour inside the lines."
"In all of these cases, the explicit goal is to ensure that children and teenagers will colour inside the lines, that their behaviour will stay within boundaries set by parents, educators, regulators, policy makers and/or technology developers."

Inflected Forms

colours inside the lines (present, singular) colouring inside the lines (participle, present) coloured inside the lines (participle, past) coloured inside the lines (past)

Questions

What does colour inside the lines mean?: Alternative form of color inside the lines.

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