English Explanatory Dictionary

take a wrong turn at Albuquerque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.

Pronunciation

En-au-take a wrong turn at Albuquerque.ogg

Word forms

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Etymology

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

Related words

left turn
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