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astray
[ uh-strey ]
adverb
- out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost.
- away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought:
They were led astray by their lust for money.
astray
/ əˈ²õ³Ù°ù±ðɪ /
adjective
- out of the correct path or direction
- out of the right, good, or expected way; into error
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of astray1
Idioms and Phrases
see best-laid plans go astray ; go astray .Example Sentences
They also obviate the emotional component of investing, which so often can lead ordinary investors astray.
But she now feels Musk has helped lead the president astray.
Ireland also blew an attacking chance when a long pass from Osborne to Ringrose went astray with the line at his mercy.
Project 2025 calls for a repeal of the nation’s dietary guidelines on the grounds that they’ve gone astray by considering the environmental impact of food production.
That all may be true, but it clearly went astray, and it appears the second trail seen on the video came from a Russian Su-57 jet, apparently chasing it down.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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