“Go off on a tangent”
CommunicationTanım
Ana konuyla ilgisi olmayan bir konu hakkında konuşmaya veya düşünmeye başlamak.
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
Örnekler
Örnekler
1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
Bütçeyi sordum ama o, konuyla alakasız olan tatilinden bahsetmeye başladı.
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.
Bütçeyi sordum ama o, konuyla alakasız olan tatilinden bahsetmeye başladı.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionarySıkça Sorulan Sorular
- What does "Go off on a tangent" mean?
- "Go off on a tangent" means ana konuyla ilgisi olmayan bir konu hakkında konuşmaya veya düşünmeye başlamak.
- 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.