If someone is discussing the subject of dogs and someone else begins talking about cats that is an example of being off topic. Otherwise, the subject is irrelevant to the discussion. The main topic is not being discussed.
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use verbs and adjectives that fit your topic. You can't go wrong with adjectives
to leave or to go away for a while
letting go, putting forth, allowing to go forward,
i believe it means to "be off" or to "go away"...
It might result in getting points taken off your grade, see if you can take things out that don't relate to the topic, repeated ideas, or edit it so where you take out words that are not needed.
Take off is a phrasal verb and has idiomatic meanings and literal meanings Mitch wants to take off for parts unknown. -- means to leave to go some where -- idiomatic meaning Carol wants to take off her shoes to relieve her sore feet. -- means to remove something -- literal meaning The plan will take off soon. -- idiomatic meaning -- means to go into the sky
Some words that mean 'to go back on a promise' are:renegedefaultwelshweasel outworm out
It mean they wanted you to go away from them and leave them alone
The word "back" can go before all of these words: backstroke, backtail, back off, and back work.