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off the beaten track
UK/ɒf ðə ˈbiːtən træk/US/ɔːf ðə ˈbiːtən træk/off the BEA·ten track
places that are not popular with tourists and are away from usual routes
Examples
“They like to explore villages off the beaten track.”
“We found a lovely café off the beaten track.”
“Travellers who go off the beaten track often discover local culture.”
Band 8 sentence
“Photographers often seek locations off the beaten track to capture unique scenes without crowds.”
Collocations
- places off the beaten track
- explore off the beaten track
Word family
Common mistakes
We went out of the beaten track.→We went off the beaten track.
There are many off the beaten track place.→There are many places off the beaten track.
Say it for a higher band
5away from tourists→6out of the way→7+off the beaten track
Synonyms
out of the way
Easily confused
out of the way
“The cottage was completely out of the way.”
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