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off the track
Idioms and Phrases
Away from one's objective, train of thought, or a sequence of events, It is often put as get or put or throw off the track , as in Your question has gotten me off the track , or The interruption threw Mom off the track and she forgot what she'd already put into the stew . This term comes from railroading, where it means “derailed.” Its figurative use was first recorded in 1875.Example Sentences
Some of the most fun I had was when I wasn’t racing and was simply driving my kart off the track to see what hidden surprises awaited me in the world.
How they respond to him off the track is a different question.
There was little doubt it was a Trump-friendly crowd both on and off the track.
Constitution Hill has been off the track with a variety of issues since winning at Kempton 12 months ago but has been declared in a four-strong field.
We started to see some misdemeanours with Max Verstappen forcing Lando Norris off the track in Austin first and then in Mexico City.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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