hors des clous

French

Alternative forms

  • en dehors des clous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ de klu/

Prepositional phrase

hors des clous

  1. jaywalking (violating pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing)
    traverser hors des clousto jaywalk
  2. (figuratively) out of the box; off the books (not abiding by the rules)
    Antonym: dans les clous

See also

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