go off at a tangent

British EnglishBrE, go off on a tangent American EnglishAmE 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 突然离开原来的思路；突然离题

Let’s stay with the topic and not go off at a tangent.

我们还是继续讨论正题吧，不要离题。

Examples from the Corpus

go 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.

→ go off at a tangent at tangent(1)

词汇	go off at a tangent
释义	go off at a tangent go off at a tangent British EnglishBrE, go off on a tangent American EnglishAmE 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 突然离开原来的思路；突然离题 Let’s stay with the topic and not go off at a tangent. 我们还是继续讨论正题吧，不要离题。 Examples from the Corpus go 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. → go off at a tangent at tangent(1)
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