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out of order

1. Lit. [of something or things] out of the proper sequence. She noticed that the books on the shelf were out of order. All these cards were alphabetized, and now they're out of order.

2. Fig. [of something] incapable of operating; [of something] broken. The elevator is out of order again. My stereo is out of order.

3. Fig. not following correct parliamentary procedure. I was declared out of order by the chair. Anne inquired, "Isn't a motion to table the question out of order at this time?"

See also: order, out

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Ready said: "I don't know much about the ins and outs of the TV deal other than Rangers and Celtic are taking most of the dough which I think is out of order. Football: READY RAGES AT OLD FIRM by The Mirror (London, England)			out of commission out of consideration out of context out of control out of courtesy out of debt out of depth out of earshot out of element out of favor out of focus out of gas out of hand out of hands out of harm's way out of hock out of keeping out of kilter out of league out of left field out of line out of luck out of mind out of necessity out of nowhere out of order out of patience out of place out of practice out of print out of proportion out of reach out of season out of service out of shape out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of skull out of sorts out of spite out of step out of stock out of style out of sync out of the ballpark out of the blocks out of the blue out of the closet out of the corner of eye out of the frying pan out of the frying pan into the fire			Out of Mind Out Of Money Out Of Money Out of My Face Out of My League Out of My Mind out of my sight! out of my sight! out of my sight! out of my sight! Out of National Territory out of necessity Out of Network out of nothing Out of Nowhere Out of Nowhere Out of Nowhere Out Of Office Out of Office Auto Reply Out of Office Reply Out of one's head Out of one's own head out of One's senses Out of one's time out of one’s bearings out of one’s mind out of one’s reckoning out of one’s senses out of one’s wits Out Of Option out of order Out Of Order (disambiguation) Out Of Order (disambiguation) Out of Order execution Out of Our Heads Out of Our Own Back Yards Out of Paper Sensor out of patience out of phase out of phase out of phase out of phase Out of Phase Stereo Out of Picture out of place out of place out of place out of place Out of Place Artifact Out of Plane Bending Out of Plant Out of Plaster out of play out of play out of play out of play out of play out of play Out of Plumb out of pocket out of pocket

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