stray (away) (from something)

stray (away) (from something)
stray (away) (from something)
to drift away from or wander away from a particular topic or location. (The option elements cannot be transposed.) •

Please don't stray from the general area of discussion.

Sally strayed away from her topic a number of times.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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