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Meaning of zig when one should zag | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To misstep or err.

idiomatic

Examples

“As I came around the last corner of the house, I zigged when I should have zagged, or zagged when I should have zigged. Either way, Brett went off the track and into a clump of birch trees. I turned around and saw the sled was gone […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

zig-zag zig-zagged zig-zagging zig-zags zigged zigged when one should have zagged