Idiom
fly off at a tangent
Meaning
To digress from a topic.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please stay on topic and do not fly off at a tangent.”
“The professor often flies off at a tangent during his lectures, leaving the students confused about the main lesson.”
“During the heated board meeting, the director repeatedly flew off at a tangent, effectively stalling any progress on the critical budget proposal.”
Examples
simple
“Please stay on topic and do not fly off at a tangent.”
contextual
“The professor often flies off at a tangent during his lectures, leaving the students confused about the main lesson.”
complex
“During the heated board meeting, the director repeatedly flew off at a tangent, effectively stalling any progress on the critical budget proposal.”
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