off on a sidetrack

*off on a sidetrack

Fig. on a digression; discussing a topic that is not the main topic. (Alludes to a train waiting on a siding. *Typically: be ~; get ~; get someone~.) Anne got off on a sidetrack and never returned to her topic. The ineffective committee got off on one sidetrack after another.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tasnim	-	Arabic
Piper	PIEP-ər	English (Modern)
Benson	['bensn]
Jia	-	Chinese
Shanene	shə-NEEN	English (Rare)
Parminder	-	Indian (Sikh)