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单词
off the rails
释义
off the rails
in British English
a.
into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
b.
eccentric or mad
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rail
Examples of 'off the rails' in a sentence
off the rails
The bad things were due to you going off the rails in some way, rejecting their advice and turning away from them.
Cassidy, Anne
IN REAL LIFE
(
2001
)
The schadenfreude generated by a clergyman's son who goes off the rails is massive indeed.
Howatch, Susan
ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
(
2001
)
That would be off the rails in five minutes in an Oxfam shop.
Kate Cann
READY?
(
2001
)
Somewhere along the way his life went off the rails.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
Do you worry about going off the rails?
The Sun
(
2009
)
The board only intervenes when they feel things are going off the rails.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
She'd gone off the rails and kept clashing with our mum.
The Sun
(
2015
)
New departures needn't take you off the rails.
The Times Literary Supplement
(
2015
)
A comedy that falls off the rails.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
What chance the west coast bid coming off the rails again?
Times, Sunday Times
(
2017
)
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one-up
one-upmanship
on every hand
on everyone's lips
on-everyones-lips
on everyone's tongue
on-everyones-tongue
one-way
one way and another
one-way flight
one way or another/one way or the other
one-way-or-another-one-way-or-the-other
one-way street
one-way ticket
one with another
one-woman
one-woman performance
one-woman show
one-worlder
on faith
onfall
on file
on file/ on sb's files
on-file-on-someones-files
on fire
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