go off at a tangent

English

Verb

go off at a tangent (third-person singular simple present goes off at a tangent, present participle going off at a tangent, simple past went off at a tangent, past participle gone off at a tangent)

1. (UK) Alternative form of go off on a tangent

Further reading

• “go off at a tangent” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “go off at a tangent”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “go off at a tangent”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “go off at on a tangent” (US) / “go off at on a tangent” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.