get off the subject
Example Sentences
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“Let’s get off the subject of China, let’s talk about sitting around the table.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2020
She probably wanted to get off the subject of Romeo and Juliet.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
I just wanted to get off the subject.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Having started right in the midst of things, one can never get off the subject, and that is a great comfort.
From Reveries of a Schoolmaster by Francis B. Pearson
Funny how you will get off the subject.
From Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine
