off the beaten track
1．not wellknown； not visited by many people不出名；人们不常去的
I know a nice place for a picnic that's off the beaten track； hardly anyone goes there．我知道一个野餐的好地方，那儿很少有人去。
This theatre is off the beaten track．这家剧院并不出名。
2．unusual不寻常
The workers went off the beaten track and designed a newtype grinder．工人们打破常规，设计了一台新型磨床。