move
verb
to change from one subject to another in a discussion, speech, piece of writing, etc.
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verb
to talk about something that is not connected with the subject that you were talking about before
to talk about something different from what you should be talking about
to start talking about something that is not connected with what you are discussing and that other people do not want to talk about
verb
used for saying that you have finished talking or writing about one thing and are going to talk or write about another
to spend a long time getting to the main point of what you are saying, especially because it is embarrassing
noun
to stop talking about a subject because you have become interested in talking about something else
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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