“Go off on a tangent”
CommunicationDefinisi
Mulai berbicara atau berpikir tentang suatu hal yang tidak berkaitan dengan topik utama.
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
Contoh
Contoh-contoh
1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
Saya bertanya tentang anggaran, tetapi dia malah mulai berbicara tentang liburannya, yang sama sekali tidak berhubungan.
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.
Saya bertanya tentang anggaran, tetapi dia malah mulai berbicara tentang liburannya, yang sama sekali tidak berhubungan.
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 mulai berbicara atau berpikir tentang suatu hal yang tidak berkaitan dengan topik utama.
- 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.