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go/fly off at a tangent go/fly off at a tangent UK (US go off on a tangent) ► F0 to suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely new subject: » It's hard to get a firm decision out of him - he's always going off at a tangent.Thesaurus+: ↑Digressing and being indirect or evasive , ↑Moving in order to avoid contact , ↑Not saying much |