词组 | been off the rails |
释义 | (redirected from been off the rails)be off the rails1. To be in a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder. Our project has been off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month. 2. To be crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged. I think you should cut back on your drinking—you were totally off the rails last night! off the railsIn an abnormal or malfunctioning condition, as in Her political campaign has been off the rails for months. The phrase occurs commonly with go, as in Once the superintendent resigned, the effort to reform the school system went off the rails . This idiom alludes to the rails on which trains run; if a train goes off the rails, it stops or crashes. [Mid-1800s] |
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