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take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

take a wrong turn at Albuquerque verb: to take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.

Verb

take a wrong turn at Albuquerque (third-person singular simple present takes a wrong turn at Albuquerque, present participle taking a wrong turn at Albuquerque, simple past took a wrong turn at Albuquerque, past participle taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque)

  1. (idiomatic) To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.
    • Against the glacial backdrop he looked like a lost minstrel who'd taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque.2008, Paul Beatty, Slumberland, page 158
    • Anyways, he must have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque because I walked in on him using our restroom facilities and appearing to be very confused.2010, Elaine Chaney, Sanity, Interrupted.., page 18

Forms of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

third-person singular presenttakes a wrong turn at Albuquerque
present participletaking a wrong turn at Albuquerque
pasttook a wrong turn at Albuquerque
past participletaken a wrong turn at Albuquerque
alternative formmake a wrong turn at Albuquerque
alternative formmake the wrong turn at Albuquerque
alternative formtake the wrong turn at Albuquerque

Origin of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

From the 1945 film Herr Meets Hare, often repeated in several Bugs Bunny cartoons afterwards.

Questions about take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

What does take a wrong turn at Albuquerque mean?
Take a wrong turn at Albuquerque means to take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.
What part of speech is take a wrong turn at Albuquerque?
Take a wrong turn at Albuquerque is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque?
The past tense of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque is took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

Words near take a wrong turn at Albuquerque in the dictionary

  1. take a whizz
  2. take a wicket
  3. take a wife
  4. take a wiz
  5. take a wizz
  6. take a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  7. take aback
  8. take account of
  9. take across
  10. take action
  11. take advantage

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