“Go off on a tangent”
CommunicationKahulugan
Upang simulan ang pag-uusap o pag-iisip tungkol sa isang paksang walang kaugnayan sa pangunahing paksa.
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
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1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
Nagtanong ako tungkol sa badyet, pero nagsimula siyang magkwento tungkol sa bakasyon niya, na wala namang kaugnayan.
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.
Nagtanong ako tungkol sa badyet, pero nagsimula siyang magkwento tungkol sa bakasyon niya, na wala namang kaugnayan.
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?
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- What does "Go off on a tangent" mean?
- "Go off on a tangent" means upang simulan ang pag-uusap o pag-iisip tungkol sa isang paksang walang kaugnayan sa pangunahing paksa.
- 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.