fly off at a tangent
verb
Roget 279:
alter one's course,
deviate,
depart from,
turn,
trend;
bend,
curve
etc.
245;
swerve,
heel,
bear off;
gybe†,
wear.
intervert†;
deflect;
divert,
divert from its course;
put on a new scent,
shift,
shunt,
draw aside,
crook,
warp.
stray,
straggle;
sidle;
diverge
etc.
291;
tralineate†;
digress,
wander;
wind,
twist,
meander;
veer,
tack;
divagate;
sidetrack;
turn aside,
turn a corner,
turn away from;
wheel,
steer clear of;
ramble,
rove,
drift;
go astray,
go adrift;
yaw,
dodge;
step aside,
ease off,
make way for,
shy.
fly off at a tangent;
glance off;
wheel about,
face about;
turn to the right about,
face to the right about;
waddle
etc.
(oscillate)
314;
go out of one's way
etc.
(perform a circuit)
629;
lose one's way.
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Roget 825:
be impatient
etc.
adj.;
not be able to bear
etc.
826;
bear ill,
wince,
chafe,
champ a bit;
be in a stew
etc.
n.;
be out of all patience,
fidget,
fuss,
not have a wink of sleep;
toss on one's pillow.
lose one's temper
etc.
900;
break out,
burst out,
fly out;
go off,
fly off,
fly off at a tangent,
fly off the handle,
lose one's cool [Coll.];
explode,
flare up,
flame up,
fire up,
burst into a flame,
take fire,
fire,
burn;
boil,
boil over;
foam,
fume,
rage,
rave,
rant,
tear;
go wild,
run wild,
run mad,
go into hysterics;
run riot,
run amuck;
battre la campagne [Fr.],
faire le diable a quatre [Fr.],
play the deuce.
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Roget 291:
diverge,
divaricate,
radiate;
ramify;
branch off,
glance off,
file off;
fly off,
fly off at a tangent;
spread,
scatter,
disperse
etc.
73;
deviate
etc.
279;
part
etc.
(separate)
44.
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