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Meaning of off the track | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Derailed, of a railway carriage, etc.
  2. Away from the proper subject; irrelevant, unrelated.
  3. Not on right course; inaccurate.

Equivalents

Suomi asian vierestä epätäsmällinen hukassa metsässä puuta heinää vaarassa

Examples

“As for great men and kings being History's slaves, I think⟳ Tolstoi was off the track. Don't kid youself, kings are the most sublime sick. Manic Depressive heroes pull⟳ Mankind into their cycles and carry⟳ everybody away.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

off the wagon off the water wagon off time off to the races off vocal off white

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