off the beam

Mistaken, inaccurate, or incorrect; going against or straying away from the correct line of thinking. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I'm saddened that the president would choose to make remarks about our troops that are so off the beam. The CEO's off-the beam plans ended up costing the company nearly half a billion dollars in lost revenue.

off the beam

Off course, on the wrong track, as in He's way off the beam with that argument. This colloquial term and its antonym, on the beam, meaning "on the right track," allude to directing aircraft by means of radio beams. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

on the beam

On course; on the right track. This colloquialism originated about the mid-twentieth century, when aircraft began to be directed by radio beams. Its converse is off the beam, meaning “wrong” or “incorrect.” Both expressions began to be transferred to other enterprises almost at once.

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释义	off the beam off the beam Mistaken, inaccurate, or incorrect; going against or straying away from the correct line of thinking. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I'm saddened that the president would choose to make remarks about our troops that are so off the beam. The CEO's off-the beam plans ended up costing the company nearly half a billion dollars in lost revenue. See also: beam, off Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. off the beam Off course, on the wrong track, as in He's way off the beam with that argument. This colloquial term and its antonym, on the beam, meaning "on the right track," allude to directing aircraft by means of radio beams. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: beam, off The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on the beam On course; on the right track. This colloquialism originated about the mid-twentieth century, when aircraft began to be directed by radio beams. Its converse is off the beam, meaning “wrong” or “incorrect.” Both expressions began to be transferred to other enterprises almost at once. See also: beam, on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a round robin round robin eleventh hour heads I win, tails you lose black market a light touch wiggy first hand rust bucket naughty but nice References in periodicals archive Lee solidified her chances at joining Biles on the five-woman world championship team when it's selected next month by backing up an impressive opening night by shaking off a hop off the beam to maintain her grasp on second. Biles soars to 6th U.S. gymnastics title In addition to the online mantra maker, the campaign will feature inspirational videos of Laurie--on and off the beam --created to give people a peek inside what motivates her. Alcon teams with gold medalist Those who scoff at CPEC are apparently off the beam when they pronounce that Pakistan would not be able to service the loans and repatriate profits to Chinese investors, due to diminishing exports, exhausting foreign exchange reserves, a stumbling current account and a heavy debt servicing burden. Deciphering myths: CPEC not a debt trap as liabilities quite manageable The American was wobbly, nearly falling off the beam couple of times as she scored 13.600. Biles floors all with another gold to cap Doha Worlds As a Level 3 gymnast, Lee is expected to be able to cartwheel dismount off the beam and complete a handstand vault. UPS & DOWNS: A SPECIAL OLYMPIAN'S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS Great Britain made a strong start on the uneven bars and sat third at the first rotation but Simm twice fell off the beam and both Fenton and Kinsella struggled to keep their balance. British team just pipped for bronze; GYMNASTICS But the final issue is how completely did that original label come off the beam? If the old is incompletely removed, the new label will never sit right and function optimally. How to survive WAREHOUSE RE-LABELING Ellie Downie slipped off the beam after sister Becky had pulled out an impressive 15.400 score on the bars. Downie and out She came off the beam in the second of four disciplines, but steadied herself on the floor at the scene of her fall - though she was penalised for stepping out of bounds. DOWNIE AND OUT; More hell for brave Ellie as girls fall shortin team test There were a few small hiccups along the way for the Brits wi th Becky Downie suffering a fall during her uneven bars routine and Claudia Fragapane coming off the beam. Tinkler's on top of world in Glasgow; GYMNASTICS Antlers typically have long beams with five and (rarely) six points coming forward off the beam. American elk: a profile of North America's most revered big-game species Fragapane came off the beam to slightly dent her medal bid, scoring 12.966, but Whelan impressed and achieved 14.033, with Harrold also scoring in the 12-point zone to marginally sit ahead of Fragapane and Black ahead of the final rotation. Whelan takes bronze at the Hydro Biles, however, fell off the beam while performing the last of three moves in a tumbling series and finished seventh (13.133) in the event. Giant leap; Ohashi, Biles 1-2 in senior debuts Unfortunately, as Dale's trail cameras had shown on July 25, the buck had broken off a considerable amount of his main beam, a drop tine and a point off the beam. All together, the buck lost nearly 13 inches of antler. A monster in Maryland: the inside story of how Dale Gertz brought down Maryland's new non-typical archery state record The laser diode (LD) sends a coherent bean through the pin hole (PH) which spreads it into a cone of light which is partially reflected off the beam splitter (beam cube BC) to become the reference beam. A low-cost holographic microscope
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