Phrasal Verbs

To Go Off On a Tangent

To Go Off On a Tangent

= to change the subject completely in the middle of a conversation

Ex:  Sorry “to go off on a tangent.” What were we originally talking about?

Ex:  My college professor always “goes off on a tangent” about something, and forgets about teaching the lesson.

 

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