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take the wrong turn at Albuquerque

take the wrong turn at Albuquerque is the alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

Meaning of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

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

Forms of take the wrong turn at Albuquerque

third-person singular presenttakes the wrong turn at Albuquerque
present participletaking the wrong turn at Albuquerque
pasttook the wrong turn at Albuquerque
past participletaken the wrong turn at Albuquerque

Questions about take the wrong turn at Albuquerque

What is take the wrong turn at Albuquerque the alternative form of?
Take the wrong turn at Albuquerque is the alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

Words near take the wrong turn at Albuquerque in the dictionary

  1. take the weight off
  2. take the weight off one's feet
  3. take the wheel
  4. take the wind out of someone's sails
  5. take the words out of someone's mouth
  6. take the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  7. take the wrong way
  8. take time
  9. take time by the forelock
  10. take time off
  11. take time out

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