hors des clous
French
Alternative forms
- en dehors des clous
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ de klu/
Prepositional phrase
hors des clous
- jaywalking (violating pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing)
- traverser hors des clous ― to jaywalk
- (figuratively) out of the box; off the books (not abiding by the rules)
- Antonym: dans les clous
Related terms
- sortir des clous
See also
- hors des sentiers battus