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"off the rails" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is an idiom used to describe something that has gone wrong or is out of control. Example sentence: "The project quickly went off the rails, and we're struggling to get it back on track."
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off the rails
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In an abnormal manner, especially in a manner that causes damage or malfunctioning
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Now we have gone off the rails.
When is it going off the rails?
Basically I went off the rails.
Is Bieber going off the rails?
Then the auction went off the rails.
But it easily runs off the rails.
Is your campaign going off the rails?
The main dishes, however, go off the rails.
The whole system almost came off the rails".
People go off the rails in times of recession.
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