go off at a tangent

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo off at a tangentgo off at a tangentBritish English, go off on a tangent American English informalTHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to suddenly start thinking or talking about a subject that is only slightly related, or not related at all, to the original subject Let’s stay with the topic and not go off at a tangent. → tangentExamples from the Corpusgo off at a tangent• As for going off at tangents, my dear, I do it myself, hormone balance not withstanding.• Loretta's mind went off at a tangent.

单词	go off at a tangent
释义	go off at a tangent From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo off at a tangentgo off at a tangentBritish English, go off on a tangent American English informalTHINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to suddenly start thinking or talking about a subject that is only slightly related, or not related at all, to the original subject Let’s stay with the topic and not go off at a tangent. → tangentExamples from the Corpusgo off at a tangent• As for going off at tangents, my dear, I do it myself, hormone balance not withstanding.• Loretta's mind went off at a tangent.
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