get off course
Example Sentences
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LeMay's capacity for anger has probably never been tested to its fullest: he runs himself as he flies an airplane; to spout smoke or to get off course would be inefficient.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Just walk straight forward, Mrs. Frisby. There’s nothing to trip over, and nothing to bump into. If you get off course, you’ll feel the wall.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Well, not really, but it's bad to get off course here.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
