"go off into the weeds" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes off into the weeds [present, singular, third-person], going off into the weeds [participle, present], went off into the weeds [past], gone off into the weeds [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> off into the weeds}} go off into the weeds (third-person singular simple present goes off into the weeds, present participle going off into the weeds, simple past went off into the weeds, past participle gone off into the weeds)
  1. To go hopelessly astray. Related terms: exercise in futility, fool's errand, red herring, the cake is a lie, tilt at windmills, chase a rainbow, wild-goose chase
    Sense id: en-go_off_into_the_weeds-en-verb-9EiWG9eO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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