veer off

veer off (from someone or something)

to turn or steer sharply away from someone or something. The bird veered off from the cluster of trees. The bird veered off and missed hitting the post.

veer off

To turn aside suddenly and leave some course, direction, or purpose: The tire blew out, and the car veered off the road. The road veers off to the right, so stay alert. The teacher veered off the topic and left the students bewildered.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katsu	kah-tsoo	Japanese
Prasad	-	Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali
Helga	HEL-gah (German), HEL-gaw (Hungarian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Ancient Scandinavian
Atte	-	Finnish
Perez	-	Biblical
Shizuka	shee-zoo-kah	Japanese