🗓️ Idiom: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone (v)
💬 Meaning
- Try something new or challenging that feels unfamiliar.
- Move beyond what you usually do in order to grow or improve.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Starting his own company forced Alex to step outside his comfort zone and take real risks.
- Pitching to investors was scary, but it helped Mia step outside her comfort zone.
- Entrepreneurs often need to step outside their comfort zones to discover new opportunities.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the idea of a “comfort zone”—a psychological space where someone feels safe and in control. To “step outside” that zone means to push into situations that are uncertain or challenging, often leading to personal or professional growth.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
To grow as a founder, you sometimes need to __________ and face new challenges.
Answer
step outside your comfort zone
2. Choose the correct meaning of “step outside your comfort zone”:
A) Avoid risky decisions
B) Do something familiar
C) Try something challenging or new
Answer
C) Try something challenging or new
3. Change the sentence using “step outside your comfort zone”:
“Launching a startup required her to do many things she wasn’t used to.”
Answer
Launching a startup required her to step outside her comfort zone.
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