单词 | go off on a tangent |
释义 | go off on a tangentphrase [V and N inflect] See full dictionary entry for tangentIf someone goes off on a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before. The conversation went off on a tangent. go off on a tangentto start saying or thinking something that is not directly connected with what you were saying or thinking before Our teacher occasionally goes off on a tangent, talking about things totally unrelatedto our textbooks or the curriculum. |
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