off the beaten track

off the beaten track
adjective
remote from populous or much-traveled regions (Freq. 1)
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they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort

• Syn: ↑out-of-the-way
• Similar to: ↑far

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off the beaten track
1. Away from frequented roads
2. Out of the usual, not normal or conventional (figurative)
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Main Entry: ↑track

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off the beaten track/path/ phrase
far away from the places that people usually visit

a quaint little village far off the beaten track

Thesaurus: not near and difficult to reachsynonym
Main entry: beaten

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I off the beaten track (or path)
in or into an isolated place
■ unusual

[as adj.] off-the-beaten-track experiences

II
see beaten

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off the beaten track (or US off the beaten path)
: in or to a place that is not close to the places where people usually go

The restaurant is a little off the beaten track, so it won't be crowded.

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Main Entry: ↑beaten
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off the beaten track — see ↑beaten
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Main Entry: ↑track

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ˌoff the ˌbeaten ˈtrack idiom
far away from other people, houses, etc

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They live miles off the beaten track.

Main entry: ↑beatidiom

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