go off into the weeds

verb

To go hopelessly astray.

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Meanings

verbgo 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)

present singular third person goes off into the weeds · participle present going off into the weeds · past went off into the weeds · participle past gone off into the weeds

  1. idiomaticTo go hopelessly astray.
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APA

go off into the weeds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20off%20into%20the%20weeds

MLA

“go off into the weeds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20off%20into%20the%20weeds. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go off into the weeds,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20off%20into%20the%20weeds.

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