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be off the rails
be off the rails
be off the rails
1. To be in a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder.
Our project has been off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month.
2. To be crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged.
I think you should cut back on your drinking—you were totally off the rails last night!
See also:
off
,
rail
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Nefertiti
nef-ər-TEE-tee
(English)
Ancient Egyptian
Ata (1)
-
Turkish
Glendower
-
Welsh
Sheila
['ʃi:lə]
Don
[dɔn]
Bogdan
BAWG-dahn
(Polish)
, BOG-dahn
(Serbian, Croatian)
, bog-DAHN
(Romanian)
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