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Korean idiom Go off track

샛길로 새다

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  • 샛길로 새다

English rendering Go off track Literal translation: “Stray down a side path”

Meaning 1

엉뚱한 곳으로 가거나 정도에서 벗어난 일을 하다.

Go somewhere unexpected or act outside the proper course.

Dictionary example 1

철수 자리에 없니? 이 녀석 또 샛길로 샜군.

Is Cheol-su not at their place? That rascal has gone off track again.

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“샛길로 새다” — Go off track: Go somewhere unexpected or act outside the proper course.
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