go off the rails
US /ɡoʊ ɔf ðə reɪlz/
UK /ɡoʊ ɔf ðə reɪlz/
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误入歧途, 脱离正轨
to start behaving in a way that is not acceptable or expected, especially in a wild or uncontrolled way
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After his parents' divorce, he really started to go off the rails.
父母离婚后，他真的开始误入歧途。
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The project seemed to go off the rails when the main manager left.
当主要经理离开时，项目似乎脱离了正轨。