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go off the reservation

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(literally, derogatory) To leave an Indian reservation to which one was restricted.

(US, politics) To break with one's party or group, usually temporarily.

(by extension) To engage in disruptive activity outside normal bounds.

(by extension) To act in an independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized manner.

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