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There was a lot of pressure on me when I was 18, 19 to move to America. I went out for a couple of weeks and hated it. I thought I could go out my mind. You could really see how people could go off the rails.
Martin Compston

Meaning of "off the rails" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF THE RAILS

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WHAT DOES OFF THE RAILS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of off the rails in the English dictionary

The definition of off the rails in the dictionary is into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder. Other definition of off the rails is eccentric or mad.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF THE RAILS

off stream
off the air
off the back of a lorry
off the bat
off the beaten track
off the chain
off the cuff
off the grid
off the hook
off the map
off the peg
off the record
off the shears
off the shelf
off the top of one´s head
off the track
off the wagon
off the wind
off with
off year

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF THE RAILS

bed of nails
bite one´s nails
cat-o´-nine-tails
contact details
entrails
hard as nails
lamb´s tails
on someone´s coat-tails
personal details
rats´ tails
tails
take the wind out of someone´s sails
trim one´s sails

Synonyms and antonyms of off the rails in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off the rails» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF THE RAILS

Find out the translation of off the rails to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off the rails from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off the rails» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出轨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de los carriles
570 millions of speakers

English

off the rails
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद रेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج القضبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сошел с рельсов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora dos trilhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগল বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors des rails
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dari rel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus den Schienen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レールオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레일 해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati ril
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra khỏi đường ray
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரயில்களில் இருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वेच्या बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

raydan çıkmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori dai binari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

od szyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зійшов з рейок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de pe șine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από τις ράγες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die spore af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spåra ur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skeis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off the rails

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE RAILS»

The term «off the rails» is regularly used and occupies the 81.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF THE RAILS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off the rails

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFF THE RAILS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off the rails.
1
Craig Charles
Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools.
2
Ray Comfort
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor - he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
3
Martin Compston
There was a lot of pressure on me when I was 18, 19 to move to America. I went out for a couple of weeks and hated it. I thought I could go out my mind. You could really see how people could go off the rails.
4
Minnie Driver
Hollywood is portrayed in this super glamorous way, but when I see pictures of actresses going off the rails, it doesn't surprise me at all.
5
Paul Feig
Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails.
6
Rupert Grint
I've never fancied that footballer lifestyle. I suppose I could live that kind of flash life. People stereotype child actors and kind of expect you to go off the rails a bit, be a bit crazy, but that's not really happened yet. I've got a big family so that helps, and they live really close to the studios so it's just so much easier.
7
James McCartney
When I was 20, my mother died and I went off the rails a little bit. I kinda had my slightly dark period.
8
Philipp Meyer
When novels deal in abstractions, they generally go off the rails.
9
Ann Romney
Well you know, I think a lot of us in marriage know that you play different roles at different times. And Mitt can get very intense, and I can have the ability to kind of talk him off the rails sometimes and say, 'Hey let's look at what is really important and let's do that now.'
10
Stuart Rose
When I got married in my twenties, I had a happy marriage and happy kids but at some point in time I let it go off the rails; I let it go off the rails.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF THE RAILS»

Discover the use of off the rails in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off the rails and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz
Written by journeyman rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, this is a first hand account of Rudyżs experience on the road with Ozzy and his Blizzard of Ozz band. This is the book Sharon Osbourne doesn't want you to read.
Rudy Sarzo, 2008
2
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
'All Italy is here' Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Italian Neighbours, An Italian Education and A Season with Verona Longlisted for the Dolman Travel Book Award In 1981 Tim Parks moved from England to Italy and spent the next ...
Tim Parks, 2013
3
Off the Rails: The Crisis on Britain's Railways
Rail industry insider Andrew Murray presents both a damning indictment of the chaos on the British railways over the past seventeen years and a constructive outline of ways the system could be made to work after the demise of Railtrack.
Andrew Murray, 2002
4
Off the Rails
When Karl and his friend Daniel report seeing what looked like a body being dumped in a ditch, the police don't seem very interested in investigating, so the two friends decide to go to the ditch and look into it for themselves.
Anne Rooney, 2011
5
Off the Rails
This is the true story of two twenty-year-old Australians who travelled for fourteen months on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia and Mongolia, to Beijing.
Tim Cope, Chris Hatherly, 2006
6
Going off the Rails: Global Capital and the Crisis of Legitimacy
In this thought-provoking work, writer and journalist John Plender explores the model of capitalism advocated by English-speaking countries and asks the following pertinent questions: * Why are developing countries financing the world's ...
John Plender, 2003
7
Tales Off the Rails
This latest book of suspense by R. M. Ahmose contains two tales that, once again, address controversial issues.
R. M. Ahmose, 2011
8
Off the rails: the story of ILDA
This book by Brendan Ogle, a veteran worker of the Irish railway system and an instrumental figure in trying to establish a new union in Ireland, outlines the reasons for IDLA forming and all aspects of the difficulties that followed.
Brendan Ogle, 2003
9
Off the Rails
Commuters exist to create a shift of weight across the planet to rectify a fault in the Earth's orbit. The Littlepeople created exciting but meaningless jobs to facilitate this. Commuters are unaware of their real purpose.
Matt Jones, 2007
10
Off the Rails
Eric is really in trouble this time. Principal Porter thinks he has gone completely OFF THE RAILS! But Eric's side of the story must be told.
Michael Gerard Bauer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF THE RAILS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off the rails is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ewart: Communication goes off the rails at Canadian Pacific
E. Hunter Harrison, CEO of CP Rail, speaks at the Canadian Club of Toronto in Toronto on Monday, March 3, 2015. Darren Calabrese / THE ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
2
Halifax councillors blast city for municipal services going 'off the rails'
Councillors sounded off against what some deemed to be the municipality's worst year on record for service delivery Tuesday. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
3
TTC's Leslie tracks off the rails again
TTC's Leslie tracks off the rails again. The TTC's Leslie streetcar tracks — already ripped up once — won't be finished until August now. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
4
Have anti-GMO activists gone off the rails?
How 'bout we start producing tens of millions of tons less corn, and get rid of HFCS? Far more toxic and deadly, in terms of the obesity epidemic ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
5
America's Craziest Governor Goes Off the Rails
The strangest month in memory at Maine's State House started with Gov. Paul LePage stepping out of his office to squeeze a squeaking rubber ... «Politico, Jul 15»
6
Juan Williams goes WAY off the rails: This could be his most illogical …
During a discussion about removing the ban on military personnel carrying firearms at military facilities, Fox News' resident liberal “savant” ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»
7
Chasing Amy Schumer: Off the rails with the talent behind Trainwreck
The buzz around Amy Schumer reached fever pitch this week, leading up to the release of her first feature, Trainwreck, which she wrote and ... «National Post, Jul 15»
8
Benghazi committee goes off the rails
The existence of the House Select Committee on Benghazi has always been hard to explain, even for those who support it enthusiastically. «MSNBC, Jul 15»
9
Amy Schumer's 'Trainwreck' movie goes off the rails
“You are not nice.” When Bill Hader says that to Amy Schumer — they play a boyfriend and girlfriend going through a difficult patch — it would ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
10
Poll: NJ Transit Fare Hikes -- On Track or Off the Rails?
Is this another undeclared tax on the middle class, or a smart step to maintain responsible fiscal policy? NJ Transit approved an average fare ... «NJ Spotlight, Jul 15»

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