out of whack
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“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” McAfee told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Having to play with an insole throughout my entire career threw the rest of my body out of whack."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
“My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Things are out of whack, and even though we all know this, it still should be said now and then.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
X-Ray always said that he’d sleep until noon every day once he was released, but his internal clock was permanently out of whack.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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