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out of whack

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out of whack
1. if something is out of whack, it is not working as it should. You can use Carol's old bike - the gears are out of whack, but it still goes. If I don't take any exercise for a while it throws my whole body out of whack.
2. confused and badly organized. The state budget is way out of whack and politicians are blaming an influx of immigrants.
out of whack
1. not working well or not in good condition. Lifting boxes in and out of the truck threw his back out of whack.
2. not matching. What we were told just now is basically out of whack with the facts.


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