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get off course

VERB

swerve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deflect lurch skid stray veer

STRONG

bend depart deviate dip diverge err incline move sheer shift sideslip sidestep skew slue swing tack turn wander waver wind

WEAK

depart from go off course sheer off train off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct stay

STRONG

remain straighten

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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

Well, not really, but it's bad to get off course here.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“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

get off course

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