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How to say to derail the conversation
in Thai
ชักใบให้เรือเสีย
chák bai hâi ruea sǐa
to derail the conversation
chák highbai midhâi fallingruea midsǐa rising
Changing the subject, on purpose or not.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- pull the sail and wreck the boat
In a sentence
- อย่าชักใบให้เรือเสีย กลับมาเรื่องค่าเช่าก่อนyàa chák bai hâi ruea sǐa glàp maa rûeang kâa-châo gàawnDon't change the subject, let's get back to the rent.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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