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Meaning of off the reservation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Violating rules or decorum; out of bounds.
    idiomatic
  2. Having broken with one's party or group, usually temporarily.
    US

Examples

“While politicians remained blackballed on opening night, the Clintonites' search⟳ for "real people" was not limited to the obscure. Thomason floated Billy Graham's name⟳, but Hillary worried that he might get⟳ off the reservation on abortion.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

off the rip off the shelf off the shits off the table off the tools off the top of one's head

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