“Go off on a tangent”
Communication意味
メインの話題とは関係のない事柄について話し始めたり、考え始めたりすること。
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
例文
例文
1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
予算について尋ねたのだが、彼は全く関係のない休暇の話をし始めた。
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.
予算について尋ねたのだが、彼は全く関係のない休暇の話をし始めた。
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 メインの話題とは関係のない事柄について話し始めたり、考え始めたりすること。.
- 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.