go in a different direction

go in a different direction

To do something different; to take a different or unexpected approach to something. I know, I really thought we would get funding for this project, but the board just decided to go in a different direction. We wanted to go in a totally different direction with our new product, which irked some of our longtime customers.

See also: different, direction, go

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