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Rails Control Begin Behave Manner Unacceptable Society Lucky

Phrase/Idiom go off the rails
Definition If someone goes off the rails, they go out of control and begin to behave in a manner that is unacceptable to society.
Example They are lucky that none of their children went off the rails, given nowadays temptations.

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