Go off into the weeds Meaning in English
expression
释义
To start focusing on unimportant details or digress far from the main topic, often making things confusing or less effective.
用法与细微差别
Informal, common in American English. Used when someone gets lost in small details or irrelevant subtopics, especially in meetings or discussions. Similar expressions: 'go off on a tangent', 'get bogged down in details'. Not used for physical weeds; purely figurative.
例句
Let's not go off into the weeds during this meeting.
basic
The explanation went off into the weeds and confused everyone.
basic
Try not to go off into the weeds when answering questions.
basic
Whenever Pete talks about his hobby, he goes off into the weeds and no one can follow.
natural
Sorry, I think we’re going off into the weeds here—let’s get back on track.
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They started talking about budgets but quickly went off into the weeds discussing technical jargon.
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