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(idiomatic) Violating rules or decorum; out of bounds. / (US, politics) Having broken with one's party or group, usually temporarily.

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off the reservation

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off the reservation

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規則や礼儀、常識に反している状態、常軌を逸している状態。 / 政治的な文脈では、党派やグループから一時的に離れる、または脱党する状態。

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When he publicly accused the client of fraud, he was clearly off the reservation and jeopardized the entire negotiation.

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彼が公然と顧客を詐欺だと非難したとき、明らかに規則を破って交渉全体を危うくした。

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(idiomatic) Violating rules or decorum; out of bounds.

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(US, politics) Having broken with one's party or group, usually temporarily.

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.

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