go off at a tangent

  • 1off on a tangent — (off) on a tangent suddenly dealing with a completely different matter. We were talking about gas prices and you went off on a tangent about your vacation plans …

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  • 2Off on a Tangent — Infobox Album Name = Off on a Tangent Type = Album Artist = Anderson Brown Released = 1990 Genre = Folk Length = 58:05 Label = A B Producer = Harold Kilianski, Garrick Filewood, Glenn Howard Last album = This album = Off on a tangent Next album …

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  • 3go off on a tangent — go off at/on/a tangent phrase to suddenly start doing, discussing, or thinking about something completely different His mind had gone off at a complete tangent. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry …

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  • 4go off at a tangent — go off at/on/a tangent phrase to suddenly start doing, discussing, or thinking about something completely different His mind had gone off at a complete tangent. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry …

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  • 5fly off at a tangent — fly/go off at a ˈtangent idiom (BrE) (NAmE go off on a ˈtangent) (informal) to suddenly start saying or doing sth that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before • …

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  • 6go off on a tangent — If someone goes off on a tangent, they change the subject completely in the middle of a conversation or talk …

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  • 7fly off at a tangent — index deviate, digress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8go off on a tangent — index deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9go off on a tangent —    If someone goes off on a tangent, they change the subject completely in the middle of a conversation or talk.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 10go off on a tangent — British, American & Australian, British to suddenly start talking about a different subject. We were talking about property prices and you went off on a tangent …

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