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out of whack

Idioms  

  1. see under out of kilter.

Example Sentences

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“It may be that the ring can detect something out of whack but then our bodies fight it off,” Ricky Bloomfield, the chief medical officer at Oura told me in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

At times, big atmospheric waves that form closer to the ground can travel upward and knock the polar vortex out of whack.

From Barron's

Surging demand for physical silver has pushed the market for the white metal out of whack.

From MarketWatch

When the market falls, your portfolio gets out of whack — the value of your stocks might shrink while your bond holdings stay steady.

From MarketWatch

“There’s nothing too personal. There’s nothing out of whack. Everything is open as far as conversations.”

From Los Angeles Times

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