“Go off on a tangent”
Communicationالتعريف
أن تبدأ بالحديث أو التفكير في موضوع لا علاقة له بالموضوع الرئيسي.
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
أمثلة
أمثلة
1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
سألته عن الميزانية، لكنه بدأ يتحدث عن عطلته، وهو أمر لا علاقة له بالموضوع.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.Compare with the original example
I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.
سألته عن الميزانية، لكنه بدأ يتحدث عن عطلته، وهو أمر لا علاقة له بالموضوع.
Write a two-line conversation using “Go off on a tangent”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Go off on a tangent" mean?
- "Go off on a tangent" means أن تبدأ بالحديث أو التفكير في موضوع لا علاقة له بالموضوع الرئيسي.
- How do you use "Go off on a tangent" in a sentence?
- Example: "I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday."
- Should I interpret "Go off on a tangent" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.