went off the reservation

A form of go off the reservation — To leave an Indian reservation to which one was restricted.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of go off the reservation
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APA

went off the reservation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/went%20off%20the%20reservation

MLA

“went off the reservation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/went%20off%20the%20reservation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “went off the reservation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/went%20off%20the%20reservation.

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