get off the subject
Example Sentences
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“Let’s get off the subject of China, let’s talk about sitting around the table.”
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2020
She probably wanted to get off the subject of Romeo and Juliet.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
I just wanted to get off the subject.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Funny how you will get off the subject.
From Bucky O'Connor by Raine, William MacLeod
He grows restive the instant you get off the subject of California.
From The Californiacs by Gillmore, Inez Haynes
