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Off the Beaten Track (Path) not well-known or used; an unfamiliar location; unusual; different

Accepted Answer

That restaurant's really off the beaten track but worth the trip. In the 1600s, when this idiom was first used, there were many dirt roads. As people walked or rode over them, the paths were beaten down by feet, horses' hooves, and wagon wheels. They looked well used. But if something was "off the beaten track" (or "path"), then few people traveled that way. We now use this expression to describe anything unusual, not often used, or not seen by many people.

Idiom	Off the Beaten Track (Path)
Example	That restaurant's really off the beaten track but worth the trip.
Meaning	not well-known or used; an unfamiliar location; unusual; different
Origin	In the 1600s, when this idiom was first used, there were many dirt roads. As people walked or rode over them, the paths were beaten down by feet, horses' hooves, and wagon wheels. They looked well used. But if something was "off the beaten track" (or "path"), then few people traveled that way. We now use this expression to describe anything unusual, not often used, or not seen by many people.

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