{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) Not in the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the wrong direction. * /A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when his plane is off the beam./ 2. {slang} Wrong; mistaken. * /Maud was off the beam when she said that the girls didn't like her./ Contrast: ON THE BEAM.
{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) Not in the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the wrong direction. * /A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when his plane is off the beam./ 2. {slang} Wrong; mistaken. * /Maud was off the beam when she said that the girls didn't like her./ Contrast: ON THE BEAM.
adj infml
1)
That idea of yours is wrong. You're way off the beam again — Ты неправильно думаешь. Ты снова идешь не по тому пути
Your guess is way off the beam — Ты совсем не угадал
The police are way off the beam in their search for criminals — Полиция совершенно не там ищет преступников
2)
She is slightly off the beam — Она немного ненормальная
beam, off the adj infml 1. That idea of yours is wrong. You're way off the beam again Ты неправильно думаешь. Ты снова идешь не по тому пути Your guess is way off the beam Ты совсем не угадал The police are way off the beam in their search for criminals Полиция совершенно не там ищет преступников 2. She is slightly off the beam Она немного ненормальная
adv., adj. ошибочный, неправильный: You were off the beam saving that they wouldn't appreciate your show. - Ты был не прав, когда говорил, что твое шоу не понравится.