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What does 話がそれる mean?
What does 話がそれる mean?
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逸れる(それる): go off its course, stray from its right course
話がそれる: (a speech or talk) gets off the subject/topic
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比喩的にお話しますが(figuratively speaking)、
話が進行している「流れ」、
1つの「レール(rail)」
があったとしますと、
話の流れが、
そのレール(rail)を
逸れる(derail, deviate)ことです。
その結果、
他のレール(rail)を走り出すこともあり得ますが、
ともかく、
話の流れが、
そのレール(rail)を
逸れる(derail, deviate)ことが、
「話がそれる」
です。
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