go off at a tangent

Related to go off at a tangent: tangentially

go off at a tangent

To begin addressing or discussing a topic or topics not relevant to the main discussion. I tried to address the customer's problem, but she kept going off at a tangent and I couldn't understand what her true complaint was. In the middle of our conversation about my finances, my advisor went off at a tangent about current events.

go/fly off at a ˈtangent

(British English) (American English go off on a ˈtangent) change suddenly from talking or thinking about one thing to talking or thinking about another: One moment the professor is working hard on a problem in physics, the next he’s gone off at a tangent and he’s talking about bees.

A tangent is a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it.

词组	go off at a tangent
释义	go off at a tangent Related to go off at a tangent: tangentially go off at a tangent To begin addressing or discussing a topic or topics not relevant to the main discussion. I tried to address the customer's problem, but she kept going off at a tangent and I couldn't understand what her true complaint was. In the middle of our conversation about my finances, my advisor went off at a tangent about current events. See also: go, off, tangent Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go/fly off at a ˈtangent (British English) (American English go off on a ˈtangent) change suddenly from talking or thinking about one thing to talking or thinking about another: One moment the professor is working hard on a problem in physics, the next he’s gone off at a tangent and he’s talking about bees. A tangent is a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it. See also: fly, go, off, tangent Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: go (off) on a tangent go off on a tangent go/fly off at a tangent fly off at a tangent tangent (off) on a tangent on a tangent sidetrack (off) on a sidetrack off on a sidetrack
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