think outside the box 打破常规地思考

表达 “think outside the box（在盒子外面思考）” 或 “think out of the box” 的意思是 “摆脱思维定势，采用与平时不同的方法来完成或解决问题”。这可能涉及打破常规，发挥想象力和创造力去思考，类似于汉语里的 “独辟蹊径”。

例句

Our boss wants us to think outside the box for ideas on how to launch our new product.

上司希望我们跳出固有的思维模式去考虑如何推出新产品。

This company might go out of business unless we start thinking outside the box.

除非我们打破常规地想办法，否则这家公司可能会倒闭。

We've got no money so we're going to have to think out of the box to find a way to get home.

我们没有钱，所以得从新角度出发想办法回家。