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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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to go (on) ahead
to go on a journey
to go on an errand
to go on an excursion
to go on a shooting spree
to go on a shopping spree
to go on a shopping trip
to go on a spending/drinking spree
to go on a tour of
to go on a trip
to go on doing sth
to go online
to go on or for a picnic
to go on or make a pilgrimage to
to go on safari
to go on strike
to go on the offensive
to go on the rampage
to go on to do sth
to go on with one's work
to go or fall head over heels
to go or move in for the kill
to go or run to seed
to go or turn sour
to go out for a breath of (fresh) air
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