“Go off on a tangent”
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Оғози сӯҳбат ё фикр кардан дар бораи мавзӯъе, ки ба мавзӯи асосӣ рабте надорад.
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.”
Ман дар бораи буҷа пурсидам, аммо ӯ дар бораи истироҳаташ, ки ба ин масъала ҳеҷ иртиботе надошт, гап задан гирифт.
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.
Ман дар бораи буҷа пурсидам, аммо ӯ дар бораи истироҳаташ, ки ба ин масъала ҳеҷ иртиботе надошт, гап задан гирифт.
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 оғози сӯҳбат ё фикр кардан дар бораи мавзӯъе, ки ба мавзӯи асосӣ рабте надорад.
- 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.