off-beam
Off course; by extension, mistaken or irrelevant.
Adjective
- Off course; by extension, mistaken or irrelevant.
- From their quizzical looks she surmised she was way off-beam.
- No one to help you get up steam And the whirlpool turns you way off-beam. - 1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull:
- Alternative form of offbeam.
Origin
From navigation, such as an aeroplane following a radio beam.