off the rails

fuera de control, descarrilado

Que ya no funciona ni avanza correctamente y suele causar problemas o daños.

En inglés sencillo: No longer working or developing properly, often causing problems or damage.

• The meeting went off the rails.
• His life went off the rails after he lost his job.
• We need to act before the project goes off the rails.

Cómo se usa: go off the rails (The discussion went off the rails after his angry comment.)

Sinónimos: out of control, awry

Antónimos: on track

Expresiones frecuentes: go off the rails, completely off the rails

fuera de control

Cuando una conducta o situación se vuelve tan caótica o problemática que resulta imposible controlarla.

En inglés sencillo: If someone or something becomes impossible to control, their behaviour or situation becomes wild or seriously troubled.

• The party went off the rails.
• She went off the rails and started missing school.
• Their spending has gone completely off the rails.

Cómo se usa: go off the rails (His life went off the rails after he lost his job.)

Sinónimos: out of control

Antónimos: under control

Expresiones frecuentes: go off the rails, completely off the rails

desviado del rumbo

Cuando un plan deja de seguir el rumbo previsto y ya no avanza como se esperaba.

En inglés sencillo: If a plan leaves its intended course, it stops developing in the way people wanted.

• Our plan went off the rails.
• The debate went off the rails after that question.
• How did the project get so far off the rails?

Cómo se usa: go off the rails (The discussion went off the rails when we started talking about lunch.)

Sinónimos: off course, off track

Antónimos: on track

Expresiones frecuentes: go off the rails, off the rails again

loco, chiflado

Se dice de alguien que parece incapaz de pensar con claridad o actuar de forma razonable.

En inglés sencillo: Behaving as if unable to think clearly or reasonably.

• He sounds completely off the rails.
• They called her off the rails after hearing her strange claims.
• Do you think I’m off the rails for believing him?

Cómo se usa: be off the rails (He thought she was off the rails for believing that story.)

Sinónimos: crazy, mad

Antónimos: sane

Expresiones frecuentes: completely off the rails, go off the rails

descarrilado

Cuando un tren o sus ruedas se salen de los raíles por los que deben circular.

En inglés sencillo: A train or its wheels are no longer on the metal tracks they should follow.

• The train came off the rails.
• Two wheels slipped off the rails on the bend.
• Workers lifted the carriage that was off the rails.

Cómo se usa: come off the rails (One carriage came off the rails near the station.)

Sinónimos: derailed

Expresiones frecuentes: come off the rails, off the rails again