Gone Astray Meaning

Definition of go astray in the Idioms Dictionary. Go astray phrase. What does go astray expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. My glasses have gone astray again. Mary's book went astray or maybe it was stolen. To turn bad or wander from the way of goodness. It should be about blowing off steam in a healthy way, pushing yourself for personal growth and connecting with nature (and hopefully having some fun with friends too). So after reading this, maybe the author is right, maybe we’ve collectively gone astray, but if that’s the case I think it’s been to the extremes both left and right of center. Authentic games oficial free.

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
astray (in wrong direction)perderse⇒, extraviarse⇒
Omar always seems to go astray and is often late because of it.
Omar siempre se pierde y por eso con frecuencia llega tarde.
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The War on Drugs is the war that never ends. Despite being fought both internationally, and at the Federal, state, and local level, little progress has been made. The following ten films are those that reflect the problem for all of its real-world complexity, and leave the audience a bit smarter than when they entered the cinema. Drug Wars: The Camarena Story is a 1990 TV mini-series based on Elaine Shannon’s book Desperados and the Time magazine article of the same name. It was directed by Brian Gibson and starred Steven Bauer, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio del Toro, Treat Williams and Craig T. It was the second most watched NBC mini-series of the year following 'The Kennedys'. Filmed on location in Spain, 'Drug Wars' is a powerhouse film depicting the role of the DEA in Mexico in 1985 that led to the unveiling of drug corruption within the Mexican government. Drug wars movies. Overall, Drug War is a fine crime drama with some good acting from the leads. A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
go astrayvi + adjfigurative, informal (item: become missing)perderse⇒
desaparecer⇒
Have you seen my hat? It's gone astray again.
¿Viste mi sombrero? Se me ha vuelto a perder.
go astrayfigurative (person: deviate)ir por mal camino vi + loc adv
(informal)perderse⇒
Marcia became a counselor in order to help teenagers who go astray.
Marcia se convirtió en consejera para ayudar a adolescentes que van por mal camino.
lead [sb] astrayvtr + adv (tempt into bad behaviour)llevar por el mal camino vtr + loc adv
Young people can so easily be lead astray by false values.
Los valores falsos pueden llevar fácilmente a los jóvenes por el mal camino.
lead [sb] astrayvtr + advfigurative (mislead)engañar⇒
perder⇒, extraviar⇒
The conman led investors in the scheme astray with promises of easy profit.
El estafador engañó a los inversores con promesas de ganancias fáciles.
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'astray' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
descaminar - descarriado - descarrío - extraviar - extravío - llevar al huerto - llevar por mal camino - maleado - malear

Collocations: led him astray [by, when], [don't, try not to] lead her astray, was led astray from my [goals, ambitions, morals], more..

Forum discussions with the word(s) 'astray' in the title:

Astray
boisterous/astray by
delaying and leading us astray in every way they can..
I'm in too deep & led myself astray
Lead astray from better judgement
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
On the grounds I led you astray
so we are astray
went astray rather
won't go astray for your trouble, either
Astray vs Get lost - English Only forum
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Wander off the right path or subject; also, wander into evil or error. For example, It was hard to follow the lecturer's gist, since he kept going astray, or The gang members led him astray, and he ended up in court. This expression alludes to sheep or other animals that stray from the rest of the flock. Indeed, Handel's oratorio Messiah (1741) has this chorus: “All we like sheep have gone astray, Every one to his own way.” [c. 1300]

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Words nearby go astray

go all the way, go along, go and, go ape, go around, go astray, go at, go away, go awol, go back, go back on
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Words related to go astray

trespass, babble, digress, meander, wander, swerve, err, drift, roam, deviate, veer, stray, ramble, abort, stumble, misbehave, miscalculate, decline, fall, ignore