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
I don’t mean to go off on a tangent, but I noticed that “functions modeling” was also included in the offending textbooks in Florida.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 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
To go off on a tangent is always a risky maneuver, for once one has gone, it is often surprisingly difficult to find one’s way back.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
