“Go off on a tangent”
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Үндсэн сэдэвтэй холбоогүй сэдвийн талаар ярьж эхлэх эсвэл бодож эхлэх.
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.”
Би төсвийн талаар асуусан боловч тэр амралтынхаа талаар ярьж эхэлсэн бөгөөд энэ нь холбоогүй байв.
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.
Би төсвийн талаар асуусан боловч тэр амралтынхаа талаар ярьж эхэлсэн бөгөөд энэ нь холбоогүй байв.
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 үндсэн сэдэвтэй холбоогүй сэдвийн талаар ярьж эхлэх эсвэл бодож эхлэх.
- 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.