off the beaten path
English
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) In a secluded location; in or to a place which is not frequently visited or not widely known.
- 1915, B. M. Bower, Jean of the Lazy A, ch. 10,
- Jean had thought that the prowler might be some tramp who had wandered far off the beaten path of migratory humans.
- 2005, "Microsoft Confirms Windows Flaw," Time, 30 Dec.,
- Only a small group of websites, well off the beaten path of most surfers, contain the malicious code.
- 1915, B. M. Bower, Jean of the Lazy A, ch. 10,
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