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2021-09-23 09:09
Out of kilter phrase
Kilter is an American variant of kelter, an English dialect word used since the seventeenth century to mean “in good condition.”
Not in a straight line, in alignment, or out of balance.
Though they require us to prove that three points E, F, G are in a straight line, I find them out of kilter.
He looks so ugly. His front teeth are out of kilter.
In a state of disarrangement or chaos.
She was once a professional basketball player, but her life has been thrown out of kelter by a knee injury which made her unable to walk normally.
We’re decorating, so everything is out of kelter here.
Failing to work as it should.
I was incensed at my computer because it was out of kilter when I nearly finished typing my essay.
He was killed because his parachute went out of kilter.
Used to indicate something, usually a machine, begins working or operating incorrectly
To stop working, fail or go bankrupt
1. (Typically said of a machine) To almost break down.
2. (Of a person) To be exhausted or about to die.
This phrase dates from the early 1600s.
Do you see anything wrong?
A legal matter that is very easy to solve
The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.
