go off on a tangent
Example Sentences
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"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
But before I go off on a tangent, let’s discuss how much a general contractor can make when remodeling a home.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2022
And to go off on a tangent, what was really amazing is at that time Dickens was talking about dyslexia, he was talking about mental health with Mr. Dick’s character.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
"And that's when he went, 'I'm gonna go off on a tangent here, but it's important, and I don't like saying the word," before uttering the word.
From Fox News ● Nov. 9, 2018
“But that is quite enough wondering about that,” she told herself, for they had arrived at the gates of the palace, and it was no time to go off on a tangent.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
