off message

Deviating from a planned set of remarks or positions: The aides worried that the candidate would make a gaffe if he went off message.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Archelaus	ahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Cinta	-	Indonesian
Josipa	-	Croatian
LucrÈCe	-	French
Laarni	-	Filipino
Cass	KAS	English