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Subject Tangent Change Completely Middle Speech Conversation It’s

Phrase/Idiom go off on a tangent
Definition If someone goes off on a tangent, they change the subject completely in the middle of a speech or conversation.
Example It’s difficult to speak a subject in detail to her. She usually goes off on a tangent.

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