to jump the tracks
jump
ʤʌmp
jamp
the
ðə
dhē
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="tracks / rails" >tracks</abbr>
træks
trāks

Definizione e significato di "jump the tracks"in inglese

to jump the tracks
01

cambiare rotta all'improvviso, uscire dal piano previsto

to unexpectedly switch from the planned path 
to [jump] the (tracks|rails) definition and meaning
modo di dire
Esempi
The presentation was going smoothly until he jumped the rails and started talking about politics. 

La presentazione stava andando bene, finché lui ha cambiato rotta all'improvviso e ha iniziato a parlare di politica.

02

(of a train) to accidentally leave the railroad 

collocazione
Esempi
The old steam locomotive jumped the tracks during the historic reenactment, causing a brief pause in the festivities. 
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