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get off the subject
verb as in digress
verb as in ramble
Strong matches
verb as in stray
Example Sentences
"Let's get off the subject of China."
“Let’s get off the subject of China, let’s talk about sitting around the table.”
I just wanted to get off the subject.
“I really believe the Democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts,” Trump told reporters ahead of a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
“If you must know, when I was three, Fred turned my — my teddy bear into a great big filthy spider because I broke his toy broomstick. You wouldn’t like them either if you’d been holding your bear and suddenly it had too many legs and . He broke off, shuddering. Hermione was obviously still trying not to laugh. Feeling they had better get off the subject, Harry said, “Remember all that water on the floor?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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