Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the track

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: of-f the -track
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Derailed, of a railway carriage, etc.

prep_phrase

Away from the proper subject; irrelevant, unrelated.

prep_phrase

Not on right course; inaccurate.

Example Sentences

"I shall have to tell Ralphie of this, lest he get any ideas. ¶ Okay, I’ve gotten completely off the track, so let’s get back to Earl, who had run into a roadblock in his desire to administer wedgies."
"As for great men and kings being History's slaves, I think Tolstoi was off the track. Don't kid youself, kings are the most sublime sick. Manic Depressive heroes pull Mankind into their cycles and carry everybody away."

Questions

What does off the track mean?: Derailed, of a railway carriage, etc.

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