to go off suddenly in another direction; suddenly to change one's line of thought, course of action, etc. (A reference to geometry. Plural: go off on tangents.) • Please stick to one subject and don't go off on a tangent. • If Mary would settle down and deal with one subject she would he all right, hut she keeps going off on tangents.
Agent Orange|Agent|Orange
n. A herbicide used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, considered by some to cause birth defects and cancer, hence, by extension, an instance of "technological progress pollution". If things continue as they have, we'll all be eating some Agent Orange with our meals.
free agent|agent|free
n. A professional player who does not have a contract with a team. The Giants signed two free agents who had been released by the Cardinals.
Argentine
Argentine the Argentine Now Chiefly Brit. Argentina
free agent
free agent 1) A person not under compulsion or constraint, not responsible to any authority for his or her actions. For example, After he quit his job, he decided to pursue the same line of work as a free agent. Originally used to describe a person subject to the philosophic concept of free will (as opposed to determinism), this expression was first recorded in 1662. Later it was extended to mean “someone not under obligation to an authority.” 2) A professional athlete who is free to sign a contract with any team. For example, After he was released from the Yankees, he was a free agent and could shop around for the team that offered the most money. [Second half of 1900s]
gent
gent the Gents Chiefly Brit., Informal men's room
gentle
gentle the gentle craft or the gentle art 1) fishing 2) Obsolete shoemaking
on a tangent
on a tangent On a sudden digression or change of course, as in The professor's hard to follow; he's always off on a tangent. This phrase often occurs in the idioms fly off or go off on a tangent, as in The witness was convincing until he went off on a tangent. This expression alludes to the geometric tangent—a line or curve that touches but does not intersect with another line or curve. [Second half of 1700s]
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