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11:51 Sep 26, 2008 |
German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Economics / macroeconomic theory | |||||||
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| Selected response from: David Hollywood Local time: 13:41 | ||||||
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3 +2 | to have gone off the rails |
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3 | be out of step |
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3 | fallen out of step or lost its rhythm |
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be out of step Explanation: my 2 cents |
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fallen out of step or lost its rhythm Explanation: Seems an understatment of what's going on in the USA, but it is a translation of the phrase. Reference: http://joanvinallcox.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/higher-educati... |
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to have gone off the rails Explanation: off the top of my head -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-26 13:05:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "go off the rails" usually means "to lose it", "go crazy", etc. but it does have a connotation that might fit here ... (go) off the rails. (to go) off the proper course; (to become) insane. ride on a rail. ☆. to place on a rail and carry out of the community: extralegal ... www.yourdictionary.com/rail - 23k - Cached - Similar pages |
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