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We don't want to get diverted by side issues.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
side issue — side issues N COUNT A side issue is an issue or subject that is not considered to be as important as the main one. I must forget these side issues and remember my mission … English dictionary
side issue — side .issue n a subject or problem that is not as important as the main one, and may take people s attention away from the main subject ▪ The tax proposal is really a side issue with us … Dictionary of contemporary English
side issue — index development (outgrowth) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
side issue — side ,issue noun count a subject that is connected to the main subject of a discussion but is less important … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
side issue — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms side issue : singular side issue plural side issues a subject that is connected to the main subject of a discussion but is less important … English dictionary
side issue — noun An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern … Wiktionary
side issue — Synonyms and related words: accession, accessory, accompaniment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, annex, annexation, appanage, appendage, appendant, appurtenance, appurtenant, attachment,… … Moby Thesaurus
side issue — additional problem, second issue … English contemporary dictionary
side issue — noun a subsidiary point or topic connected to or raised by some other issue … English new terms dictionary
side issue — noun (C) especially BrE a subject or problem that is not as important as the main one, and may take people s attention away from the main subject: We mustn t let the meeting get bogged down in side issues … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
